freeverse – Whisper and the Roar

for the things i never ask.- Ra’ahe Khayat

i would’ve rather asked you how many names you’ve scribbled on the back of your hands with needles, and how many of them you’ve stricken out when… Read more “for the things i never ask.- Ra’ahe Khayat”

we are used to finding closure in the way the years come closer to us, on those drugged out nights when all i can ever truly miss… Read more “the things that find sound in the quiet.- Ra’ahe Khayat”

the palace. you have grown into the habit of walking out, and grown out of the habit of sneaking past the door when we slept- because… Read more “the palace, the hospital, and the museum.- Ra’ahe Khayat”