@TheRealDoctorT
That which you seek
Has come seeking thee
Is what struck my mind
When I read your treaty

Overtime
It has been my pleasure
Thanks to you, and Hashem
To read, to read, to read
And to finally, write again

I am many things
I have come to discover
I am alive, for 1 I am awake, Alhamdulillah
I am all religions
Rolled into one
For all faiths
Seek but
The
One

I am Human
I am broken
I am insane
But I am intrepid

Insane
Intrepid
Invincible
Indestructible

I

I am
A Kintsugi Masterpiece
Shuddering at the mere thought
Of touch, of romance
Of ❤️

Today the mayor of NYC quoted one of my favorite authors ever!
🥰⁦@chetan_bhagat⁩ @chetan_bhagat Than your movies!

He is another person. He is old. He reminds me of my old grandfather. He could be somebody's grandfather.

Yet here he is. At 69th st and York avenue. Crouched beside the green rusty dustbin. Rummaging through all the bags. He pulled up a red and white checkered bag. A flicker of hope across his face. The bag is empty and he checks it twice. And then he closes the rusty side of the rusty green district 5 department of sanitation trash in.

@NYC actively hiring: New friends. Job description: Must be supportive, accessible, eloquent and must have endless patience. Excellent communication skills a must. Must not have ulterior motives other than friendship. Bonus points if shares love of travel and exploring life. Must be a content individual who is vivacious and their own best friend. No limits on age, gender, gender identity or religion or any other f’n nonsense that people discriminate against. Do not bother applying if you are a narcissist or a gun owner.

I vowed to not publish my poetry-or any work of mine for that matter-because everything was so personal and traumatizing, and I didn’t want to put the burden of my trauma on others. I was wrong. I have come to realize that there are reasons even more important for me to publish. In the hopes that it will trigger conversation and introspection; and that hopefully society will change for the better; and maybe I can prevent another hapless female of color from undergoing a similarly harrowing experience within the medical system.

RAIN

Our first venture
Into the outside world
Together
D3 of my new life
MY life
With the sweetest of all people
The apple-pineapple of my eye
My 6yo sweet dumpling

It pours
Like the heavens have opened up
To clean up the world
Just like I have been busy
Cleaning my life up Metaphorical me
Could not resist
This opportunity
Torrential downpour
Yet we were safe

So I held my 6yo
My apple pineapple
Close
And whispered in his ear

STORY-HEARER

There exists a term
For someone
Who is
Skilled with stories
And aches
To color
To tell
To jot down
Conjured up worlds
Out of
Nothing

Yes
You may think
I am a storyteller
But let me
Let you
Into my secret

My stories
My fellow human being Come from within
The depths of my heart
And more often than not
Require very little
Conjuring

For long before
I was
A storyteller
My mom
Had made me
Her wild daughter
A storyhearer
And trauma
upon trauma
upon trauma
Crafted me
Into
A story teller

Adventures in the Asthmatic ICU
A ☘️
Quick disclaimer
1) I absolutely ❤ each and every member of my treating team, IOU my life
2)The following events are purely fictional and bear no resemblance tl any person, living or dead, or incidents involving any persons- living or dead

Alright FELLOW PARENTS, LISTEN UP.

I have had ENOUGH. And i know you probably have too.

Yes, I am talking about the repeat trauma in Chicago yesterday, on a day that was supposed to celebrate the joy of living in this great nation. 1/N Each death was a preventable casualty, if only WE had acted a little bit swifter. A little bit sooner.

Adninistration will only ever have data on deaths. Deaths and open wounds, the number treated for the wounds that bleed openly?
2/n

Today I set out to further my practice of Karate.

Instead, I was told
1. You don't need a mask.
2. Masks increase CO2 levels and gum infections.That the science was beyond my grasp.
3. Take that mask off. And finally got kicked out of the dojo without being allowed to complete the tour I was scheduled for.

All for refusing to take off my mask indoors.

No introductions, no warm up, nothing.

I basically set aside my time, made an appointment, set up child care, and travelled