i demand the moon

September 27, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

i demand the moon – 9/26/2020 sometimes i miss you, most i days i don’t. it’s fading—those moments where i can easily picture your face. i struggle now to remember. if this is progress than why does my heart scream? pumping slower, heart beat losing its rhythm, i’m moving on, going forward but without the […]

she was nothing like me.

September 8, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

she was nothing like me. // pages 34-35 she was nothing like me. she was nothing like me–everything that wasn’t me.i’m not sure if i’m sobbing or screaming. |thinner than me. smaller. softer. paler. | she brought out the worst in me. a side of me i rarely see.rarely let breathe. and now, she’s all […]

Ascend (Weightless #2)

September 5, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Ascend –page 8 † i am ready for the release, the certainty of eternity. so many times, so many nights,i questioned why God gave me arms instead of wings. why must i wait? what lessons await me?’ my time will come, my time is near.his love is gracious, his love is a wound that never […]

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 […]

The Beginning

May 19, 2019.Reading time 18 minutes.

I DO NOT HAVE AN EDITOR–There will be errors The Ancient Gods were once destroyers, going from planet to planet wrecking havoc. But their children were not born in the vaccum of space; they were born before the dazzling beauty of stars and constellations. They were daydreamers who did not want to destroy…but to create. […]

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/

Mirage Review

August 30, 2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

Mirage (Mirage #1) by Somaiya Daud SPOILERS FOR DAYZZZZZ Read More Reviews!!! Goodreads Review: In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry like the old-world poems she adores; she dreams of receiving […]

scraps

August 21, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

i use to live off of the scraps he once gave me. i was emaciated. skeletal. i needed more than meager compliments and sparse commitments. i am full now. i am curvy. i am finally healthy. never again will i ever accept scraps when I have a Queen’s appetite❤️❤️💕 @amateur__poet

Now I Rise Review

July 30, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Now I Rise (The Conquerors Saga) by Kiersten White Released: June 25, 2017 Genre: YA Rating: 4 stars Spoilers FOR DAYZ READ MORE REVIEWS And I Darken REVIEW Goodreads Summary: She has no allies. No throne. All she has is what she’s always had: herself. After failing to secure the Wallachian throne, Lada […]

Age of Swords Review

July 29, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Age of Swords (The Legends of the First Empire) by Micheal J. Sullivan Released: July 25, 2017 Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4 stars Spoilers FOR DAYZ READ MORE REVIEWS Age of MYTH REVIEW Goodreads Summary: The gods have been proven mortal and new heroes will arise as the battle continues in the sequel to […]