boys can be hurt too

oh didn't they tell you that boys can be minding their own damn business and still be targeted and have their life torn apart? the boys have it easy - no glass ceilings or power struggles with patriarchy or being labelled as the weaker gender. but don't they tell you, that's what makes it even …

IT’S NOT YOUR BODY

i live in a world where supposedly having my hemline touch the knee or lower is supposed to protect me; i'm supposed to stay in bed at 2AM not because it's good to maintain a good sleeping pattern but to roam the streets and stargaze aren't deemed to be safe for the girls. i shouldn't …

june 2020 – monthly wrapup

hey! welcome to my monthly wrap up post where i look back and reflect on the shenanigans of life! i would love to hear how june treated you so do swing by in the comments! moments i’m proud of: i applied for a volunteer writing role within a newspaper close to my heart and roots. …

don’t get close to anyone

don't get close to anyone my thoughts whisper to me; stay guarded my mind warns and my heart proceeds to put up barriers warding off the devil that appears today in the form of attachment. i'm just too tired, too goddamn tired of caring more than them and draining my soul dry for someone whose …

Being Love’s Prey

If you wanted to see me, you could’ve just said so. But tell me, how does one ask to see another, knowing in their heart, the other would rather not be there at all? When you are here, it feels like I have something to fear. Why would I fear the person I love? It …

you did the same to me

you chose to kill your family ties with the drinking. you swapped the bedtime stories for late night score settlings and exchanged family chatter at the dinner table for radio silence; you raised a fist in your family home and discarded your flesh and blood - the ones you vowed to love, cherish and protect …

you were the one

i was scared to love again; scared to be loved and to be in love until i met You. You made it so easy that before i knew it my heart was all yours and that thought didn't intimidate me - not one little bit. and i guess that's when i Knew that you were …

my grudge against the media

disclaimer - when making negative points/criticising, i'm addressing the minority and am well aware the majority are angels! i think it's unjust how parts of the media pick and select who deserves their compassion, and who can fight to retain their human rights without the outside world's support. the media is an outlet for providing …

the thing about life

life is too unpredictable to be complacent, and too beautiful to have to waste time burying regrets. we often wander around wearing masks that cloak our personalities, and speak in tongues that betray our authentic opinions. we settle for less because we want to please strangers and acquaintances, and cater to the envy, spite, gas-lighting …

may 2020 – monthly wrap up

hey! welcome to my monthly wrap up post where i look back and reflect on the shenanigans of life! i would love to hear how may treated you so do swing by in the comments! moments i'm proud of: i started studying again as soon as april ended. and i've stuck to my routine which …