The night before I start dating again I take a moment to pause And remember The you I loved Who loved me back Healed me held me Ushered me to this new place In my journey ©2019 by Loolwa Khazzoom. All rights reserved. No portion of this article may be copied without author’s permission.
Your kindness is conditional Present when it is convenient When I fit into the scheme of things As you define them Without my participation Or taking me into consideration But you are cold callous and cruel When the tide changes Withdrawing your affection As the waters Recede from the shore Leaving me stranded On the [...]
Love Is eternal Not ephemeral Not withdrawn When things are difficult Or painful Or confusing But extended Like a steady reliable stream That flows Self-sustaining Regardless of circumstance ©2019 by Loolwa Khazzoom. All rights reserved. No portion of this article may be copied without author’s permission.
You fail not only to rise to the occasion But to recognize it as such Churning in the same choices Going nowhere Dragging me down with you By default So that my powerful strides End up treading water Instead of propelling me forward Into the Stream of Life And I must leave you behind in [...]
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.
