Photo credit: DJ (dr.untagged) & Pizo
A Thirst for Adventure
By Zoha Taqi
the sun shines on her face
and she bathes in its warmth
with such grace
even the sun would be charmed
raising her legs
high up in the air
while everyone begs
her not to disappear
to snap back to reality
and realize that life is more than roaming
through beaches and thick trees
it is more than hoping for silver linings
but she couldn’t ignore
the honey that flowed through her veins
the aching in her bones to explore
everything and anything of the earth that remains
Photo credit: Odette Scapin
Welcome to Today
By Zoha Taqi
Welcome to today
where everybody cares,
we’ll ask you how your day was
just to make sure you’re okay
but don’t go into detail,
we won’t bother listening
unless it has to do with
something mildly interesting,
like jess’s new boots,
the ones from Chanel,
or the fact that she was abused
by that boy right over there,
yeah but nobody really cared
because she went too into detail,
in the end it was her who everybody blamed,
called her delusional and frail
So welcome to today
where everybody cares,
unless it requires actual caring,
we’ll just nod our heads to whatever you say.