This isn’t love (love does not take from you)

September 16, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

This isn’t love (love does not take from you)- 9/15/2020 you say this is love, tears mingling with your pleas. skin pale, teeth rotting from decay; how can you call this love when it drains you? robs you of joy and leaves you with nothing but scraps to keep warm? you deserve a feast […]

night-vision

September 5, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

night-vision the chill of the night against the heat of your skin, i shudder in pleasure. i moan in impatience. you’ve been occupying my thoughts, my mind for hours now, skip the foreplay and just fuck me. humanity wore down, grounded into dust, i lost control–i’m unruly. shattering in your arms, i burry my cries in […]

I felt (like i was drugged)

September 5, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

i felt (like i was drugged) 8/31/2020 where are the answers i seek? are they written in the stars? the sand beneath my toes and feet? should i look inward and contemplate the secrets of the universe while sipping some tea? i have been bold lately–and hungry. starving. i want to devour every opportunity and swallow […]

forsaken(by the sun)

August 13, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Forsaken (by the sun) 8/12/2020 size does you no justice; your very presence takes up space. makes me lose my breath. dizzy, spinning, your arms, secure, catch me. intimidation or attraction–i take notice. eyes unfocused for so long–i thought i needed glasses. but with you, i focus. no need for a lens, i can picture […]

intimacy is

April 5, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Lost and Found review

June 30, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2875579092 In her lovely poetry collection Lost and Found, Ahmed comes full circle with her relationship with God–questioning his role in our lives, damning him, to understanding and accepting him and the lessons and hardships that go along with his guidance. A natural storyteller, Ahmed’s voice draws you in as you as she welcomes you […]

Daydreamer is out!

May 16, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Daydreamer is out! http://amateurpoetbooknerd.com/2019/04/08/daydreamer-is-out-2/ — Read on amateurpoetbooknerd.com/2019/04/08/daydreamer-is-out-2/

if this is not farewell-

April 9, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

your scent

October 11, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

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float or dive

August 28, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

it took me awhile to blossom, To open up my petals, to show the world my face. you took me under your wing, showed me how to hold my head up high and to never let the world see me cry. every song reminded me of you, every cloud bore your face, you were the […]