Don’t look at me for I’m ordinary. Muddy brown eyes and messy black hair- skin the colour of coffee stains. Don’t love me. I have nothing to… Read more “Beneath it all”
Yourself
Like withered rose petals stuck to the pages of her diary, you’ll find her broken heart – written in ink and if you read ever so carefully,… Read more “Yourself”
Light
Through all your anxiety and suffering, everything you fought on your own, those long sleepless nights: I want you to know it was in you I built… Read more “Light”
RAW
I thought he’d forever remain: like the black ink on a ripped up newspaper, the earthy smell of old books or a stamped postcard found under all… Read more “RAW”
Rainbow
She loved life. She lived for all the simple things: watching the sunset, long walks, making daisy chains, getting lost in a book, genuine conversations- the little… Read more “Rainbow”
Burnt out
My therapist asks: “how would you describe your mood today?” Where do I go? To start all over, to forget everything. I don’t want these black clouds… Read more “Burnt out”
Her
It is the dark starless nights; the silence they bring, the flickering of lights. An open sky, a stillness, but a blur– All of it; revealing the… Read more “Her”
Old & Grey ♡
Sometimes I sit and wonder, for hours on end- losing all sense of time. As though I’m a bird trapped in a cage, with no escape. It… Read more “Old & Grey ♡”
Internal
The wind was sharp that evening, my heart unsettled and body as cold as ice. It felt as though my whole world had froze, in that one… Read more “Internal”
Simple
From a very young age, she had already gathered the concepts of love – meanings that even adults couldn’t comprehend. Setting birds free from their cages. The… Read more “Simple”
WORTH
Did he tell you he loves you? Did he kiss your forehead before heading off to work? Did he look into your eyes before hugging you goodnight?… Read more “WORTH”
Selfish
He said “girls your age shouldn’t be so serious. They should be full of life.” They said “stop laughing all the time, people will get the wrong… Read more “Selfish”
Take me🧚♀️
Take me to the place where dreams come alive, where we find ourselves lost… but together; surrounded by roses of every colour as we walk beneath the… Read more “Take me🧚♀️”
Artoxygen🎨❤
Hello my lovelies, I hope you all are doing well. 🤗 I’ve been keeping up with everyones posts -you all are so wonderful and your writings are… Read more “Artoxygen🎨❤”
“I”
“In my eyes, I don’t think I was ever that bad to you…” That’s the problem. We are so quick to defend ourselves that we become blind… Read more ““I””
Effortlessly🎭
Viciously wiping away at her tears, calming her thoughts – that’s how she spends her nights. Trying to forget every battle she’s ever fought. Their tongue, the… Read more “Effortlessly🎭”
500🎈
Thank you to everyone who has followed this blog, who leave such lovely comments and give me feedback. Every single one of you are really appreciated. ❤… Read more “500🎈”
Hopeful
It was hard for me to make her understand, every word I spoke – all went over her head. I felt hopeless. It wasn’t her fault. She… Read more “Hopeful”
All of you🌻
As 2018 is coming to an end and we begin the celebrations of a new year, I wanted to ‘talk to you’, all of you -on a… Read more “All of you🌻”
Untitled #1
Definition of ‘struggle’ : make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or… Read more “Untitled #1”
Nobody
Don’t shower me with so much love, for when you’re gone -your heart knows, nobody else could ever live up to it. ⠀⠀⠀دائما لك ⚘ @AsfaWrites 🖤… Read more “Nobody”
Late
She was always happy. Atleast that’s what it seemed -maybe that’s why no one ever asked if she was “ok.” And when they finally wanted answers, it… Read more “Late”
A thousand cracks
And just like that, the heart shattered into a thousand cracks. * —your words, knives to her chest. ⠀⠀⠀دائما لك ⚘ @AsfaWrites 🖤
Sunshine Blogger Award☀💛
Thank you to the lovely J and very kind Chiru for nominating me! Do check them out: Storms Can Be Beautiful Too 🌸, Inspire & Change. I… Read more “Sunshine Blogger Award☀💛”
Light
Whilst everyone else was sleeping, she would sit on the floor; alone in the dark, blinds fully open – with the starry sky staring right at her.… Read more “Light”
Broken flower🥀
I’m sorry. I wasn’t there to water you, to watch you grow. To hold you up, when you needed me the most. I couldn’t stop this world,… Read more “Broken flower🥀”
Sweet girl
*Trigger warning* She shouts, she screams. She cuts, she bleeds but nobody hears and nobody sees. “I’m OK. Just a little under the weather” she said. -Sweet… Read more “Sweet girl”
The bigger picture
Everyone I’ve ever known, entered my life for a purpose – to make me a better person, to teach me lessons, to make me strong, to know… Read more “The bigger picture”
A tool
There was an odd kind of silence in his life, a side no one had seen. Paranoia, anger, hurt and guilt -nobody knew of, except him. To… Read more “A tool”
Expectations
So I sit here, With your unspoken words, Unexpressed emotions, False assurances, And my heartache. ⠀⠀⠀دائما لك ⚘ @AsfaWrites 🖤
Tears
There was magic in her eyes, only something so pure could have left such an effect; her tears… ⠀⠀⠀دائما لك ⚘ @AsfaWrites 🖤
It’s been a long two years…
It’s been a long two years. I believe the last time I posted, it was in 2016. I was in my final year of University, training at… Read more “It’s been a long two years…”
This Thing…
This thing, we call life. It’s always making us run. We’re always trying to get to somewhere; trying to get to that place where we want to… Read more “This Thing…”
Smile 😊
The cure to many things, a smile. I travel a lot. From home to university, it takes me an hour and 30mins. I catch two buses and… Read more “Smile 😊”
Secret to happiness?
3:00 AM and guess who is wide awake? I thought I had learnt how to control my brain, control my thoughts and feelings. Guess not, in my… Read more “Secret to happiness?”
UPDATE!
You know when you are at that point of life where everything is going great, better than you imagined? guys I’m getting there! Slowly but surely, actually… Read more “UPDATE!”
SHE
My love for her was pure, it was clean. In this world of selfish needs and no loyalties I found something strong, something that was destined only… Read more “SHE”
Lost
They asked me ‘what’s wrong?’ they asked a thousand times, but I never uttered a word. My lips didn’t move an inch, I had the urge to… Read more “Lost”
Asfa Aftab 