
An Awakening Journey
January
Cold air and snow
My favorite season
The music is so loud you can feel the ground shake
My brother's best friend's wedding
I have a book in hand, high heels on
Reading the Sorceror's Ston as I think of the future
February
The sadness doesn't seen so heartbreaking anymore
I think I'm over it
The world is so much better than it was last year
March
Oh no...
My mother's best friend is in the hospital
The hallway is full at 3am as they carry away the body
I'm afraid
The tears don't stop all night
At 5am, it's raining
April
April Fools!
I wish it was a joke
My friends don't seem real
May
I know I promised myself to be happy, but I can't see it anymore
I feel alone again
June
Summer reading and Ramadan
My mother talks about her buried friend, sighs every few seconds
My heart breaks for her, but I am powerless
July
Osman
He was only 19
At the graveyard we see a girl grieving over her brother\
Why is death everywhere?
August
My brother is too afraid to start driving
September
I'm afraid of the future
A spontaneous trip back to where it all started
Home
But he's not here
I've been missing him for centuries, but he's not here
The sadness engulfs me on the flight home
I'm afraid of the future
October
I feel so alone, once again
I wonder if he thinks of me
November
I only miss it more when everyone surrounds me
I have to learn to be happy again
Donald Trump, President of the United States?
I'm so afraid
From this day, I learn to start watching my own back
Just in case someone decides to attack me for my faith
Crying at school becomes common for me now
A girl in class tells me "all terrorists are Muslim"
December
Another year, gone
What if...
What if I could be a Muslilm, female Senator?
My crazy dreams are achievable
A girl tells me of her uncle and molestation
I hand her a book
I miss the past
But the future is going to be better
InshaAllah, if God wills it
I pray for a better future as the clock strikes 12
Welcome to the future