I Never Want to

I never want to be like you. I never want to crave attention so much that it has become the center of my life. I never want to please people so badly that I forget what I want or feel. I never want to not know who I am. I never want to avert my […]

What You Deserve

Find yourself a PARTNER, A partner is someone that is your equal, An individual that can keep up with your intellectual curiosities, ambitions, has passions of their own, A partner pushes you to be the best you can be. This is what you deserve. You do not deserve to baby a significant other–you are not […]

I’m Me

Yesterday my friend started talking to me about his identity. How he was trying to find one. Hearing him say that made me so very sad because if people are trying to find that one thing that makes them them–they don’t actually know who they are or what being themselves means. Our identity is ourselves. […]

Its college, its normal

I studied well enough. I answered confidently most of the questions. Three midterms, one paper, two weeks. Honors thesis, field study, and two jobs. A lot to balance but all things I have to do. Its college, its normal. I just got back the grades for the midterms this week, and let’s just say it […]

Gossip

You want me to tell you about some juicy story. Maybe about how I MIGHT have a boyfriend and the other day I kissed some other guy and I guess that is cheating and should I tell him or should I not. Or maybe you want me to tell you about how I got implants […]

LA, LA

LA, LA Where the people are like robots Repeating everything they’re told Living the way they are told Acting the way they are told. ____________________________________________________________________________ LA, LA Where the people don’t think for themselves But rely on the way things should be And confine others on the way things should be ____________________________________________________________________________ But LA, LA, […]

I’m Happy

I’m happy but lost I’m happy but indecisive I’m happy but unmotivated by school I’m happy but heartbroken. But I guess sometimes all that counts is that I’m happy.

Be

Better yourself for you, my darling Be your own reason to wake up each morning Be your own inspiration everyday Be the light at the end of your tunnel Be the moon, the sun, the sky to yourself Be your everything because you’re all you have Between your birth and your death So better yourself […]

Art is My Life

Art is my life, Not the kind where all I do is draw or paint all day But the kind where I Listen to music, Take pictures, Admire beautiful scenery, Try delicious foods, Draw, Color, Sing, Play the guitar, Train my body, Write, Plant, Read. All of that is art, And all of that is […]

Welcome!

Hi! Welcome to my blog. These are also original poems written by yours truly. Enjoy! 🙂 Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131992906@N05/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/helary-yakub