For you, I will learn a hundred thousand languages.
For you, I will learn a hundred thousand languages. Sadia Hakim Poetry
We want people to choose us over everything and everyone
We want people to choose us over everything and everyone. How funny and heartbreaking it is.
I feed them my rot until they can no longer swallow
When someone particular who checks certain boxes shows curiosity in my life and thoughts, I strangle their throats.
Multilingual Poetry by Sadia Hakim “O Friend”
میں تیرا ہوں اور تُو میرا قرض دار اے دوست تُو دل شکستہ، میں آدم سے بیزار اے دوست Transliteration: Main tera hoon aur tu mera qarazdaar ay dost Tu dil-shakista, main aadam se bezaar ay dost Translation: 1. On friendship & shared suffering I belong to you, and you are indebted to me, O […]
Protecting My Words: Why Paraphrasing is Still Theft
It has come to my attention recently that a specific stanza from my book has been circulating online in a distorted form. As an author, seeing your work resonate with others is a gift, but seeing it stripped of its origin and altered to bypass ownership is deeply disheartening. The Original vs. The Imitation In […]
What kind of partner do I need?
The one who can talk about politics one moment and the sunset the next. With whom difficult conversations don’t result in attacks and disappointments. With whom I can grow spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, financially, and humanly. With whom it is as easy to talk about the filth of this world as it is about memes, jokes, […]
Who are you in one word?
They ask me who I am; they ask me to define myself and confine myself to a single word. Dear diary, I want to tell them who I am in one word, but I am afraid they will laugh, mock, and fail to understand how profoundly words affect me. I want to tell them I […]
the invisible burden that men carry in silence
Can we just be honest for a minute? On International Men’s Day, let’s pause the cheering and talk about the unspoken: the massive, invisible burden many men carry just to fulfill a role they didn’t choose. We often praise men for their resilience, but we rarely discuss the high price they pay for it. Society […]
