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is everyone okay?

an exploration of intimacy

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Will You Promise?

I think love leaves when it has to.

I'll be down at 5, I am wearing 8 past lives and I smell like oud.

you cant miss me

A Short Catastrophe

Part 1

My Mothers Prayer

July 5 2026

How to Grow the Brightest Lily

video calls to cosplay a work day, tired eyes, can drop dead any minute but want to speak.

Meditations on Safety

I wrote this in 2025, here’s a shorter version.

Geminis Interlude

2021

Are we still friends?

Continued.

The Metamorphosis of Memories

May 2019 - May 2026

Hey Siri, Play Wholy Holy by Marvin Gaye

In the wake of my grief I find my self challenging all that I thought was for me.

Put down the phone, baby

My grandmother came knocking at my door and I was forced to listen.

invoices for emotional labor

an autoboiography

i really wanna dance with you

“Don’t fall deeply and don’t love madly” her brain murmured.

Body language

Run your fingers down my spine and I’ll tell you of the time I believed heroes didn’t wear capes but afros, dresses and kaftans.

Time Traveling for Dummies

Step one - Fall asleep on your 29th birthday smelling like smoke and your mothers perfume.

What are you doing?

In my mind I was going to write this while sitting at my computer, listening to Quincy jones on vinyl, sipping tea, wine or all of the above.

Blurry Candids of your Best Friend Laughing

I spent years mistaking your emotional laziness for depth.

liars quarrel

a conversation

would you stay? would you stay for me?

On nights before this one you thought to yourself is this right, am I happy, can I be happier?

The Ugly Truth: A Short Story

I’m in the corner at our favorite table wearing nine past lives, I smell like oud, you can’t miss me.