itspouringwordsLetting Go, Letting inCopyright held by itspouringwords. Contact itspouringwords for usage permissions.Jul 7Jul 7
itspouringwordsProlonged GriefThe TV in the hospital waiting room only played cheap sitcoms with a bunch of ads in between. Still, you stared at the screen, your mind…Jul 2Jul 2
itspouringwordsChasing TracesYou used to spend time with your mom window shopping at the nearby mall. Sometimes she bought herself a titanium ring or a necklace for…Jul 1Jul 1
itspouringwordsOn GriefIt was 2007. In elementary school, you had a deskmate named Bella. She used to physically bully you to get your attention, but things…Jul 1Jul 1
itspouringwordsFalling in Love (in this generation)It’s 2024. You had just gotten home from work, and there was still a bunch of work you needed to do that night. Your coffeemaker did not…Jul 1Jul 1
itspouringwordsJoy in the MundaneEverything felt like a funny joke once you learned to just let things flow the way they wanted. That afternoon, you flip-flopped down the…Jul 1Jul 1
itspouringwordsthe old tv: grief and eternitySometimes, she felt like an old television in her grandmother’s house. The television was not grand. It had pink little stickers around the…Apr 15Apr 15
itspouringwordsi can’t wait to get on another packed bus next MondayI stare at the cheap coffee I fixed for myself like 3 hours ago before I fell asleep on my aunt’s couch. It’s full of dead ants on the…Apr 13Apr 13
itspouringwordseating semprong and just livingIt’s the day after Eid, and I’m sitting in my room in front of my office laptop, trying to get back on track. An abandoned red mug of…Apr 13Apr 13
itspouringwordsCurrent Reads: Environments, Women in the Middle East, and Ottessa MosfeghA personal reading journal throughout June.Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 2023