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— If you ever wonder why our conversations are short, I simply do not have the capacity

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what poetry books are you guys reading right now?

#Also what poetry books do you like to recommend to people? #Mines always maya angelou #poetry books #books and reading

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Asli Hersi, “Somedays I cannot Think”

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It’s really cool when you realize that every life has a thesis that their choices and experiences are following. For some, it’s the story of patience, for others it’s the tragedies of apathy. Some people are the answer to the question, “what happens when trauma goes unchecked ?” Not saying that every thesis is worth listening to but there’s always something to learn from hearing the stories around us. We don’t have control over what happens to us but we can choose how we react. it’s strange think that there is an infinite amount of ways we could chose to respond to our environment, and the choice we make is ultimately based on the belief system we have of ourselves, the world, and the people around us. If we were to reduce every thesis to a point on a map it’s be cool to see 7 billion dots all varying from one another. I think thats what makes travelling so interesting, its being able to hear more stories and all the different ways certain beliefs and choices can lead to different paths

#what about me? #What story am I telling?

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If how my qadr appears in this moment is displeasing to you, you should speak to the one who wrote it, not the one who is following it And be gentle with your words, for if something about one’s life is displeasing to your eyes, surely it’s a pain for theirs 

Asli Hersi

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Excerpt from, “On a Summer Night” Asli Hersi

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I think every non-western artist has wrestled with this thought at some point, but translating my art to be digestible to a western audience is not something I have an interest in doing. If you come across my work and relate and enjoy it, that is a great, but not understanding does not mean it lacks anything. Art is the manifestation of the conversations between the artist and their inner world. It would be doing a disservice to my soul if I felt that the only way for it to be valued is that it needs to be bent and transferable to the western experience and psyche. To me, that is to say to myself, “your experiences are not enough.” I think everyone who grew up in the west needs to be aware of the degree in which they are engaging in this, as the Eurocentric way of thinking is very overpowering. We are also are not doing the western world a favour by continuing to fuel this Eurocentric belief system, it is robbing them of the chance to explore this earth and the stories within it. I love this video of Ousmane Sembéne, when he said “I myself am the sun”

#I think that’s why I like this tik tok generation so much #They just seem so much more open #And they are genuinely are interested in others thoughts/fashion/art #just as they see their own #I think it’s the way the algorithm is #It’s cool to see

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Oil and Water, from The Homemade Remedy for the Mildly to Severely Poisoned. Asli Hersi

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#Qatar #doha #Cafe

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Dreaming in doha

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Asli Hersi , "Would that suffice me then?"

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serena crane, prescription for lilies

#this is so pretty! 🤍☁️ #I’ve been reading more than writing lately.. is that a crime?

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““Every morning I reach my destination””

— Asli Hersi

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Since so much of me, reminds you of you, On the days you hated yourself you turned to stab me & When you made amends with yourself & left me alone in these wounds, I didn’t mind it  Since so much of you, reminds me of me

⸻⸻ maybe I love myself too much ؟

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To exist, is to have a companion, Asli Hersi

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I use to care about the books I wrote in If they were shiny, new and crisp I use to care about the quality of the page And how the ink glided out my pen I use to care about the time I started And if the suns shine was set right Now I’m too hungry to wait I have to many thoughts that spill out Now I write on my arm if I need to I’ll grab any pen in sight I’ll wake up in the middle of the night to write I’ll stop myself mid bite

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Very very grateful I had the opportunity to just sit in front of Allahs House during this time in my life. A time of confusion, deprivation, and disorientation. Even when making duaa, I found it hard to articulate myself and kept wondering if I said all the stuff I needed to say. but I reminded myself that Allah(swt) is السميع, He Already Hears what I want to say even when it was a flicker, forming in my heart as I travelled to say it.

I didn’t want to go to umrah this year (I feel guilty saying that but my life was just too all over the place) but subhanallah sometimes in life you get what you need, not what you want. I didn’t realize how much I needed it. It was such a needed reality check of where my iman was at. I hope Allah(swt) allows all of us to visit His House, allow us to remain firm on the religion, and allow our focus to be on the akhirah. This dunya is not our home, and the pain we feel is a bitter reminder of it. Don’t see the pangs of life as an internal flaw

#personal