Body fat,
a comforting reminder that I'm still here.
Every cell in my body made sure of that.
A sacred mother enveloping in her warm, healing embrace.
I refuse to slander the one who saved my life.
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The Eldest Daughter ✔️
شِعرA collection of poems I wrote ages 13 to 31 that show how I grapple with neurodivergence, gender roles, and the conservative fundamentalist environment I was raised in. This is the most vulnerable work I have released to date, letting you into intim...
Thirty-Two
Body fat,
a comforting reminder that I'm still here.
Every cell in my body made sure of that.
A sacred mother enveloping in her warm, healing embrace.
I refuse to slander the one who saved my life.
