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What is beauty?

[iamrashma]

Strongest woman

Minimum wage at a sewing factory the air thick with the smell of cheap dye and the determination of making ends meet

raising three kids alone in a foreign country where no one speaks your mother tongue

breaking down the wall of cultural restraints so your daughter could pursue her dreams giving her the freedom to soar even if it meant caging yours

our favourite meals even after a long, hard day the embracing aroma of spices as we enter the house insisting you are not hungry so we could have the last bite

falling asleep to the lullaby of your voice reading through the crinkled pages of Urdu stories

your endless, fearless support as we grew up if only we could see ourselves through your eyes

for what you have endured, words can’t express your resilience, your courage, your love

-to the strongest woman I know

[iamrashma]

Does it really feel that

every time we fight

it brings us closer together?

because I can see

the wall between us

pushing us further apart

              - in Cordoba

[iamrashma]

Traveling

I love traveling

my problems feel more distant

with every kilometer away from home

I begin to see a future again. 

                                   - in Seville