Writing Samples

Uncertain and unsteady
Versatile and vagrant
All the adjectives I could find
To describe a home that is never a destination

Not two parents nodding at you
Nor a lover holding your hands
A home that is not a house
A shipwreck in a troubled sea

What if home is the in-between
The almost there, but not quite?
If you ask me what a home is
I would point to the churning waves

The fearsome realization
In the eyes of a sailor
When he knows, for certain
That this is all there ever was

This vexed ocean
His palms clutching
These waters his treasure
This illusion his home”

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My name is Mariam, and I’ve been writing ever since I was 8. My passion for writing has developed since I found that written words were the only medium through which I could truly express myself.

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3 thoughts on “Writing Samples

  1. What is a home and what do we want for a home? An interesting subject and I like the sailor reference at the end. I partly identify with the sailor since for me home is simply where you are at any time, so I have had homes both sides of the Pond but have retired to enjoy one side 🙂 🙂

  2. A good read. Keep it up

  3. Beautiful, the words really tugged on the heartstrings.

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