paranoia – Mocking Bird Down

Souvenirs of Yesterday

May 30, 2016

There are moments when we feel loss, in a way that ravages the outskirts of even the boundaries that we have set for ourselves. In the next breath, we can swim through love, as though it were a kind of sickness, that tears through the lungs and leaves you choking on its depths. I have … More Souvenirs of Yesterday

12 Car Pile Up of the Brain

April 3, 2015

There are moments, when I am doing nothing of any importance, or I am engaged in a conversation, or even when I am mad busy with work… and I am forced to pause because a collection of thoughts and realizations hit me. The equivalent of a 12 car pile up on the fast lane on … More 12 Car Pile Up of the Brain

Broken Glass

March 25, 2015

You phoned me, often. Your young voice needing me to direct you, guide you and tell you that — everything will be okay. I considered you among the few in the circle that I would trust with my own darkest and broken pieces. Now, I am left wondering when the lies started? When we met? … More Broken Glass

Black: أسود اللون

January 25, 2015

Word Game. It’s something I do at night, when I am unable to sleep and James is fast asleep and waking him to talk would be pointless… and when talking to my cat would only make me feel closer to insanity. He has a look that he gives me… that I am pretty sure if … More Black: أسود اللون

Rambling. Its what I do.

November 17, 2014

Diary of a Crazy White Chick. Part One. It’s Monday, which doesn’t matter to me like it does to everyone else. I work from home, and so all my days mesh into each other so that sleeping in is a luxury, and so is being able to work late into the night simply because it … More Rambling. Its what I do.