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Poem: Speaking For Children

Hello poetry lovers, it's day 11 of OctPoWriMo!

Young children
live under war
lose their innocence faster
need to be even braver
as they play, learn, fight

They will forever be
in a vulnerable state
need to be courageous

As they try to live;

I am one of them
I know these children
we have to help echo their voices.

Love, Fida

#Poetteers (check out my book, HER OLIVES, for more poems like this).

Be Aware & Day 10

Hello readers,

Disclaimer: this is only what I think when I hear this. Everyone has their own opinion and definition of it.

Mental health
more important than you think
it affects your life
something that needs to be talked about,
not ignored
you are still important
if you suffer from mental illness

Even if it's something small
take care of it all
you are still important.

My mind spins with anxiety
questioning everything
checking up on everything big and small

I'm still scared to tell people
I slowly am
the resources on the internet are there to help you
I discover journaling a worry list helps
once it's out there it's gone
in the back of the mind, not forgot
but done and moved on
a fresh start each day

Just remember to not over think
to not think it everyday
only on its important days
because you are important
deserving to smile and live.

Only some people are recognized with what they have
yet everyone has something
no matter how small
no one is better than anyone
we should not ignore those who need help
we should be a friend.

Love, Fida

Besides my own hashtag #Poetteers I want you to check this out #DontPanicButton.

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Say Yes & Day 9

Hello readers,

Before I share my poem of the day I have something else to share. DAMSEL DISTRESSED comes out in less than a week, on Oct 14!! And there is a catchy tour/tag going on called Say Yes to Distressed .

So confession time! My distressing/embarrassing moment was that a close friend was changing something in them and I didn't like it. Instead of going to them I went to not another friend but an acquaintance and burst into tears and told them what happened. I shouldn't have done that. In the end it was fine. I confronted my close friend and she forgave me. We are still close, if not closer today.

Since we are talking fairytales, you should check this out: Elissa Sussman Gives Fairy Tales A Feminist Edge

Now onto OctPoWriMo:

Looking back at the past few days
and not much, no one notices
the effort I'm putting in

I want to stop and see if people still notice
if they don't i might need to change something
if they do then I have something powerful hidden in the midst of all this

Either way
I still continue
it's a way to practice for the real thing
it's a way to get an idea for a project
it's a way to release all that's in me
that bad energy I want to get rid of
the good energy I want to share
the inspiring energy I want to give
I want to love.

Thank you,

Fida

#Poetteers

WUW and Day 8

I'm still reading THE PROPHET. I did finish reading BONE, NEJMA and SALT. All of them were prose and poetry books, all were inspiring.

I also read an ARC of The Evolution of Emily. It comes out in November. I'll be posting my review closer to the release date.

I'm doing OctPoWriMo. I'm using it for both writing practice and to get an idea of the plot for my NaNoWriMo story:

Like the moon
pulls the tide
Seeing something
triggers my memory
pulls me into nostalgia;

People say
the full moon has powers
I don't see that
I do see
it marks my calendar;

Whether or not
the moon has powers
it pulls the tide
it casts beautiful lining
in the clouds
illuminating the sky and earth
in twilight.

Love, Fida

#Poetteers

OctPoWriMo Day 7

Hello poetry lovers,

The sun has risen
it's foggy outside
no one is outside
expect for that lone car
some birds and insects
it's like you can hear the hallow in the wind.

Love, Fida

#Poetteers

Monday Blessings & Day 6

Monday Blessings

A holiday
once it's celebrated, shows
how much belief one has, whether
good or bad, strong or weak.

What you believe
if you say it enough
show it enough
others will finally come to respect it.

Sunrise, sunset
night sky and twilight
you breathe in and breathe out
thankful for another day.

OctPoWriMo

They always tell you to conform to their style
and another group says you have to conform to their style
but you are in a different world than either of them
your beliefs don't match theirs
they tell you are imperfect
that you won't do well

But you know
those who love and support you know
you are imperfectly perfect
don't you ever change
don't let them get to you
don't ever feel
like your less than perfect.

Love, Fida

#Poetteers

OctPoWriMo Day 5

Hello poetry lovers,

The festivities continue to today, but I still have a poem for you:

Autumn upon us
the leaves on our path change color
there is a chill in the air
we change our wardrobe
to something thicker

We are melancholy for the cold
thinking it's the death of us
My body tired of the weather
but once it comes and stays
and doesn't change
we feel a little but better

But feel a lot better
like a renewal, a rebirth
when the spring breeze comes in.

Love, Fida

#Poetteers

OctPoWriMo: Day 4

Hello poetry lovers,

Before I get to the poem I would love to say, Eid Mubarak!!

It's a poetry revolution changing the world one poem at a time

I'm reminded of the other revolutions going on fighting for what you believe in creating a domino effect

everyone feeling courageous, spirited, energetic

Ready to be liberated after being reawakened ready to risk their lives and reclaim it
along with others.

Love, Fida

#Poetteers

OctPoWriMo: Day Three

Hello poetry lovers,

That moment you enter
into your passions
you enter into sweet indulgence

You are in your own little world
content on what you have and do

The poetry
the calligraphy is eye candy

Doing what you love
is a sugar rush.

Love, Fida

#Poetteers

OctPoWriMo: Two

Hello Poetry lovers,

It's day two
of poetry writing challenges

We are excited for Octobers
as Anne of Green Gables says

We come in pairs
to laugh and cry

We come in pairs
to dance and live together.

Love, Fida

#Poetteers (my street team)