More – Manal Shakir

Musings

I sought out to seek a gem, descending to depths of darkness, unaware the night sky housed all the jewels I'd ever need.

There was a reason they did not trust us. We were known to root by unearthing trees.

When I took my first breath, I did not inhale the new world, I exhale my spirit into it.

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I stood between the desert and the sea, growing feathery fins and scaly wings, prepared to go where life carried me.

Like the wind, she shapes rocks.

When stars collide, they don't shatter and disappear into oblivion. They merge to become one.

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I had always been afraid of the dark, so I began to travel with the sun.

If beauty made me desirable, what did intelligent make me?

Her beauty could not be sought after. She had been washed in the rain, dried by the sun, and shaped by the wind.

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Each drop was different, but the water always moved as one.

They sought out the source of light but did not revel in its warmth.

I broke my own heart and scattered the pieces into the ocean to be carried to the shores I loved and missed.

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My Book

Magic Within, a story of troubled relationships and blurred realities, is an enchanting tale about mending fractures found in modern life and of discovering the magic hidden within it.

Published by the wonderful HarperCollins India, Magic Within is available on Amazon.

Manal Shakir

Musings

My Book

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