Tag: Childhood

{Monologue in my Head} by nubianqJul 18, 20161:24 am

{These Roots}

Where is home? A year ago I would’ve given the answer of a third culture kid. “It’s complicated” Home is never the place we currently reside. Anything outside of Sudan is temporary. Even when we’d […]

{Monologue in my Head} by nubianqMay 21, 201512:40 am

{Umi is/was}

I’ve been sleeping with the lights on. Not because of the fear of darkness, but call it childish, I feel like this man made illumination can ward off death. Maybe the light keeps away those […]

{Poetry} by nubianqFeb 14, 20149:25 am

Her Mother’s Eyes

Her favorite thing, her favorite thing was looking into her mothers eyes, at how they crinkled at the sides, and just knowing that all was right That she could run, she could skip she could […]

{Monologue in my Head} by nubianqJul 11, 20136:40 am

{Ramadan Log 2013}

When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person died for no reason – Hemingway The last week or so of Ramadan I stopped writing because I […]

{Monologue in my Head} by nubianqApr 16, 20137:34 am

{Cry, my Beloved Onion}

I love food. Its the only thing I can unabashedly say that four lettered word to without any hesitation or afterthought. I love it. I love how its made, tastes, looks, smells, feels and all […]