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Ruqayyah Ali
4 min readDec 23, 2024

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A sunset; photo taken by the author

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Looking at the moon now, I know it is the same moon you see too.

But do you see the same shades of colour I do when you behold the sunset?

A very blurry moon in the sky; photo taken by the author

Stop fretting.

Have you not thought to sleep awhile and come back to the problem tomorrow?

Sure, you may not awake tomorrow,

But at least you won’t need to deal with the problem, then.

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I like you, especially on good days.
I like you even more on bad days.

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A sunset; photo taken by the author

Never had a heart broken,

Not when it is guarded too tight.

But only after the trust was shattered.

I am yet to put the pieces together.

To mend the trust you broke and the heart you isolated.

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Ruqayyah Ali
Ruqayyah Ali

Written by Ruqayyah Ali

Writer | Bookworm | Editor | Learner | Free Palestine | Writing's your voice, reading's your choice | 'For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.'~ Qur'an 94:5

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