I am a neurodivergent and introverted poet from Alpha Centauri currently touring your Solar System. Yes, I am an alien. Be my reader at your human risk.
Many of you may not know this, but my book Cardiophoros was originally planned as a single manuscript of nearly 300+ pages. Before applying for the copyrights last November, I made the difficult decision to divide it into multiple books with different titles. I felt a single volume would be overwhelming for readers, and I […]
A modern literary prose poetry collection that has been featured alongside classic literature. I woke up to find The Weight of Tender Things appearing alongside works by some of literature’s most celebrated authors, and my heart skipped a beat. Soon after, readers began sending me the posts, features, and reading lists where they had spotted […]
Cardiophoros is a confessional prose poetry book by Sadia Hakim. Written in a stream-of-consciousness style, it is known for viral Goodreads and Instagram quotes exploring memory, identity, longing, and emotional vulnerability.
Cardiophoros (n.) Pronunciation: kar-dee-oh-FOR-oss Origin: Cardiophoros (n.) is a term coined by the author Sadia Hakim to describe the existential condition of bearing one’s inner essence; the lived weight of being in 2024. First appeared in the manuscript Cardiophoros (2025); now published in Cardiophoros (2026). Etymology: From Latinized Greek cardio (heart) and Greek phoros (carrier […]
I struggle to just let things go, by author Sadia Hakim explores the exhausting cycle of emotional attachment and the realization that some people were never lost, they were simply wearing a mask.
Had my pain been etched on my forehead rather than buried in my soul, your jealousy would have turned to pity long ago. Perosnal essay 4
Living in a world where enough is never enough – We have traded the beauty of the now for the anxiety of the next. Sadia Hakim
Pardon my sanity, in a world insane. A poem by Sadia Hakim inspired by Emily Dickinson’s famous line. Pardon My Sanity: An Essay on Living in an Insane World.
Illiteracy is the common tragedy of the young, but after certain things happen, it becomes a chosen one.
“If a terrified bird comes to rest on your hands or shoulders, it is your obligation to become a tree. Do not breathe aloud, lest you scare it away. Do not deny it your comfort, even if you are a barren tree.”
