I knew it was over the night the waiter forgot my name—the same one who used to greet melike sunlight…

I speak God—in the language of light,in the still breath between knowing and being.Every word I utter drips in divinity,Every…

A late-night text arrives—“Hey… how are you?”Translation: I’m bored. Let me rummage through your peace. Cute.But no. I’m not a…

October steps in like a queen—gold-threaded, bold, and a little meanto all doubts, fears, and yesterday’s regrets.She winks, she whispers,“Darling,…

I stopped carrying Auntie’s drama,Uncle’s regrets,my cousin’s late rent—like hand-me-down coatsTwo sizes too heavy. The family reunion no longer fits—I…

I do not merely enter a room—The atmosphere reconfigures itself around my presence.The cadence of voices softens,the very air becomes…

Divine love doesn’t text at midnight,asking if you’re awake—it’s already curled in your bones,resting like a queen on her throne,no…

It’s almost funny, really—the way some women act,as if I’m prowling after their beloved,Like I woke up this morningand put…

A pearl does not rush its becoming.It ripens in the dark,layer after secret layer,desire pressing itself into brilliance.Patience, here, is…

Suspended in silk,I didn’t just stretch—I spread openthe veils of my sensuality. Suspended.Bound by silkbut freed by breath. My thighs…