If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
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Read between September 10 - September 16, 2025
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“I am not what you think I am. You are what you think I am.”
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If a girl misremembers the first time she saw you, can you ever truly fill her eyes?
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Why ask a question that has no answer unless you want someone’s tongue in your hand?
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How many fingers and toes will you sever before you’re small enough for a man to possess?
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If the beast is already in your house, does that make the wilderness safer?
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Why is this pity I feel so frightening?
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Only now, looking back, do I realize how terrible it is to subsist on just enough, without the joy of beautiful things.
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He doesn’t hear himself, slurring entitlement paranoia: a guest in this country, come temporarily, voluntarily, to shit in the coat closet, spit in every vase, accuse the furniture of imposture
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It was an accident, but she handicapped me to a lifetime of scoffing at the very things I need. There is such a thing as princely poverty.
Ulemj
ah yes blame your stupidity on your grandma who only looked out for you