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Writing it Down

Posted on 24 August, 2015 by Ikhlas

So as many of you know, I’m a writer. And not just in the sense of my profession of being a writer, but more in the fact that I like to write things down. A lot. If you know anything about me, I love notebooks! Some might even say I have an obsession with them….

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These Words

Posted on 13 August, 2015 by Ikhlas

These words flutter helplessly against my lips, clamouring to be let out, to be allowed freedom to escape and soar into the wide, wild, world. To sweetly caress and to kiss. To make statements and to solve arguments. To discuss and to delve deeper into issues. But they remain trapped inside of me. They jangle…

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Dreamer, not Doer

Posted on 22 July, 2014 by Ikhlas

There is a problem, you see With having too many dreams The sky is alight with birds and planes But you are down below, with too many thoughts in your brain They are boulders in your pockets, birds in your head They weigh you down, and never let you get ahead One was enough, two…

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A long time ago

Posted on 12 June, 201411 June, 2014 by Ikhlas

We were the best of friends. You’d follow me everywhere, your pudgy, waddling legs trying to keep up with me. I’d race ahead, sure you would follow. And you did. You wanted to do everything that I did. Wanted everything I wanted. Your innocent smile making me give you all the things you asked for….

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The Zoo

Posted on 9 April, 20149 April, 2014 by Ikhlas

We live in gilded cages The sun glinting off the golden spires Crowds rush in and out Trying to find the most attractive attraction We wait, patiently, with baited breath Our hearts pounding silently We wait and we wonder Will this be the day? That we are deemed worthy That we are selected They arrive…

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