The First Time

The First Time

The first time I talked about love with a boy was also the first time I talked about God and heaven. I was in primary school then, and my closest…
Is peace a failure?

Is peace a failure?

Someone asked me a question once. A question that didn’t whisper, didn’t shout… it did both. Loud enough to rattle, quiet enough to haunt. A question that clung to my…
The little girl

The little girl

I remember the night it all started. It was a cold Thursday evening. The sky was dark and heavy, like it was about to rain. I had closed my curtains,…
I am

I am

I am a child.I like cookies.Ice cream makes me happy.Candies and chocolates stitch the sky back together when it tears. I am a girl.I love animations that leave glitter in…
A child, a woman.

A child, a woman.

I am a child.I like cookies. Ice cream makes me happy. Candies and chocolates make my day. I am a girl.I love animations. I love dancing, running, and playing in…
As perfect, as flawed.

As perfect, as flawed.

I was in love with a writer once. Sweet words flowed from his mouth like a buttery fountain, smooth and passionate, coating everything they touched. His eyes held a kindness…
Where is she?

Where is she?

Creature - Khrisna Canning What happened to that child? That child whose last worry was being loved by a man. That child who only wanted to do better than she…