The worst year, the villain of mankind - perhaps after reading this you might change your mind.
Dear 2020 I Don’t Want to Hate You But…
Tag: Pandemic
Within These Four Walls
Listen to the Spoken Word version of this poem *** 350 sq ft, it’s a studio! It’s cozy and the university is right next door and it’s so convenient, I love it. I will furnish it, I will make this my home! --- That’s what I said when I moved in 4 years ago. Had [...]
I’m doing okay during COVID-19 and I’m not guilty
I just eavesdropped on my neighbor this evening; he was crying on the phone. Although the conversation was in Marathi (the regional language here) I could understand he was speaking to his employer and there was something about not being paid. He was crying because he couldn’t pay his rent this month and he won’t [...]
It’s Just a Flu and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself
COVID-19 is the baddest & hottest bitch in town because she knows what she wants and she wants “everything”. I was one of the fortunate ones to have had the news early, of how bad it was going to get because a friend of mine was living in China at the time and he had [...]
Anna Collects Seashells on the Sea Shore
We are drowning every day in Tik Tok videos of dalgona coffee, banana bread recipes & people dancing in their underwear; we’re drowning every day in conspiracy theories & hopelessness. We’re drowning in Instagram throwback stories of people clubbing & traveling; we’re drowning every day in memories. Is that all we have? Will we ever [...]
12 Years a Student
On the 21st of March, 2020, I turned 27. I had planned to spend my birthday in New York. Go to Central Park in the morning, later, catch a broadway show, go to the Rockefeller Center and, roam around Times Square at night - yes! I had planned my perfect 27th birthday in the city [...]
San Sebastián
26/04/2020 Hallo! Guten Morgen! Wie geht’s? “Ich bin ok, und du?” You were born in San Sebastián just like Sergio from La Casa De Papel, I just finished season 2 and how I thought of you! Remember the San Sebastián day? I was distressed and we planned my gateway, Last year, around this time, [...]
In the Realm of the Unnamed Belle 