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sumaya

sumaya

11
Writings
5
Followers
4
Following
sumaya

sumaya

11
Writings
5
Followers
4
Following
Face Yourself

sumaya

5 min read

It has always fascinated me how loneliness has nothing to do with being alone. You can be in the most crowded places and still feel like you’re the only human there. You can stand in the middle of Times Square, a thousand people rushing by, billboards calling your attention in every second and still feel the empty echo of nothingsness inside. At least that’s how I am feeling standing here right no...

2
Sour

sumaya

1 min read

I tried to turn lemons into lemonade

Hands dripping of juice

I overcompensate


I thought we had enough energy

to overcome our enemies

but the sour taste never leaves...

Poetry

3
Selfish

sumaya

1 min read

I want to see you

I think

I want to be close to you

Even if just for a drink

I want to feel you

Even if it doesn’t last till spring

But you are not in my dreams

Is it selfish to want you

Not because of you

but solely for me...

Poetry

Romance

4
The Other Side

sumaya

2 min read

A blackbird. Flick. A branch of a cedar reaching into the lake. Flick. Circles on the water surface. Flick.

It’s dark in the room. All you can here is the buzzing of the projector. The air has the familiar smell of chemicals dancing through the room. I am tired. It’s been a long day in a long year. I spent the afternoon by the lake, our lake. Taking pictures of things you would like.

The sun pea...

Mystery

Romance

2
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Cruelness Of Man

sumaya

1 min read

One finger that’s how it started

You said one and they would survive

What can a father do

When all options have been taken from you


No fingers left now

But at least they are fed

My left leg gave us enough

For the hard winter months


Now summer’s approaching

And I don’t know how to give more

But now the cycle never ends

After every step a new threat


I hope one day they will look back

No embara...

Poetry

Horror

3
My Safe Person

sumaya

3 min read

Paranoia is a feeling hard to describe. Like a shadow constantly following you. Like an echo you hear in people’s voices, steeped with bad intent. Like a deep breath you took that stopped mid air. Paranoid… that’s what they labelled me. And by now I believe. Maybe all along it was my mind playing tricks on me. So I take the pills and life has gotten better. I have a job now. I work at the fruit s...

Thriller

2
Hell Has Depths Of No Return

sumaya

1 min read

I love you

and it hurts


I trust you

and every time I get burned


I help you, praying now things finally turn

only to find out hell has depths of no return


I break for you thinking it will make you see

your own flaws you ignore so willingly


but in the end

br o k e n

i...

Poetry

2
Desert Of Lies

sumaya

1 min read

Lies make you look bold

Until they are told

Underneath the mask

Hides empty land


Exposed the truth

Now look at you

But entering your desert

Proved deadly for me too


Underestimated the dire heat

You masked cleverly your defeat

Now I stand here with an empty hand

Burnt in your red sand


But don’t be fooled

I was not made for the easy route

Even if I am still yelling into the vast land

I assure ...

Poetry

Drama

1
Gatagammas

sumaya

1 min read

Gatagammas (γάτα ˈɡæməs) belong to the family of feline.

Known by their dangerous three tails, they are often found roaming abandoned houses and sheds looking for the next mammal to strangle to death. Where as the traditional house cat is limited to small rodents, the gatagammas exhibit a tenfold power being able to tackle victims trice their size. Often they can be seen balancing on their tails t...

Fantasy

Horror

2
Lost In Thoughts

sumaya

3 min read

„Once you taste freedom you never go back“ it blasted out of the speakers in the corner of the little petrol station. A man in cowboy clothes and beard was gracing the screen of the TV Box, taking a deep inhale from his cigarette while looking accomplished into the distance. I rolled my eyes. Not so sure if at him or at the past version of myself who would have believed in the absolute truth of th...

YA fiction

Drama

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