Meraki

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(v.) the realisation that everyone is living their own vivid life.

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dear self,

you have been through so much

so please

please

be kind to yourself

in 2020

we both know

you deserve it.

love,

me.

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my little sister

nashwa

turned one

that year

and i remember

how i was still 

struggling to 

take care of

a baby

she 

taught me

that babies

are precious

delicate

and 

complicated

she 

showed me

just how 

vulnerable

babies can 

be

and how 

it is truly just

a being

born

to be taken care

of

she 

proved to me

that a child

is a never-ending

cycle

of care