I don’t want you Looking at me with your creepy eyes But I want you to See me before you die So I give you the link To my website With conflicted feelings ©2019 by Loolwa Khazzoom. All rights reserved. No portion of this article may be copied without author’s permission.
I am calling on you Demanding you into existence To appear before me That I am part of your consciousness No separation Between our respective needs and happiness I encompass you And you encompass me Not entangled But by choice In harmony Intermingling I you will do whatever it takes To invoke co-create Breathe into [...]
Racism Is not racism When it’s justified Which is how we end up with Genocide Which in your eyes Is simply eliminating the scourge That deserves to die ©2019 by Loolwa Khazzoom. All rights reserved. No portion of this article may be copied without author’s permission.
Recursive thinking You are the product Of the decisions you’ve been making Then you say It’s who you are ©2019 by Loolwa Khazzoom. All rights reserved. No portion of this article may be copied without author’s permission.
One last drop I have given The one last drop I have left Well beyond capacity But reaching down And reaching out Anyhow To allow at least For closure For something beautiful Affirming that this was true And meaningful But you won’t even give 1% To my 99 I am devastated crushed While you I [...]
Values priorities willingness Communication standards These are the cornerstones Of the choices we make Of the yes or no of relationships Of the quality of our lives ©2019 by Loolwa Khazzoom. All rights reserved. No portion of this article may be copied without author’s permission.
You cannot be rescued Will not be rescued Blame me For the fire consuming you Hold me in contempt For having cultivated the ability To get you out of the burning building Focus your energies Not on allowing me But on condemning me Effectively pulling me into the fire With you Using what is left [...]
You exile me From your life The way this country Exiles you From its borders Eroding my love Until it turns in on itself And becomes hatred Traumatized Not by your being forced to leave But by your choosing to do so Well before Your date of departure Abandoning me On the jagged rocks As [...]
You rely entirely on caller ID Can’t be bothered To leave a message for me Telling me what’s on your mind or asking what’s on mine You don’t contact me for 10 days Then send a text That you hope I’m OK When only the day before I was in the hospital For severe chest [...]
It’s not what I want But it is what it is And I’m learning to let go To know That I’m worth more effort And that you’re not Able or willing to extend yourself No matter what the convoluted reasons It’s not my job to explain to you The wealth of alternate possibilities Or to [...]
