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Dhia Awanis Jan 27
you were the answer
to a question i should have never asked
a hesitant spark;
crafted from stolen glances
that dared the universe to say no
in that  fleeting moment—time as if folded
two souls stitching their edges together,
briefly infinite,
as tough it wasn’t meant to last

yet we buried deep of what could have been
not in anger, not in betrayal,
but in quiet understanding—
a mutual surrender to the lives
that were never meant to intertwine

we became the weight of an almost
a fire i couldn’t hold without burning,
a dream too vivid to stay asleep,
a heart so full
it could never be contained

it is almost as if
we are the resonance of tunes,
played in a room no one else can hear—but us
like a rhythm that felt familiar
but we never quite knew its notes

so i carry you;
not as a wound,
nor a regret,
but a quiet echo of a hum
not in a way that demands the world to bend,
but in a way that whispers,
“in another life, maybe.
now we are just ghosts lingering in space
Dhia Awanis Aug 2024
'though time was brief—your light was vast
your presence lingers; your memory stays
in the warmth of my hand, where i brushed you off my fingers

in the softest light of fading days,
unconditional, unexpected, true,
grief may weigh, but love won’t bend

pay me a visit through my dreams
play with me as i will feed you your favorite treats
tell me about the rainbow bridge

a love unplanned, in fur and bones
you have brought us so much joy

yet in the silence, sometimes i would hear your bell as you walked by
forever in my heart, my dear cat Mona.
December 2023 - August 2024.

thank you Mona for coming into our lives. i will forever miss those curious eyes and that starving look
Dhia Awanis Jan 2024
though tough decisions;
more ofthen than not
i question & constantly challenge myself

is this what you seek in life?
are the hardships you endure reflect growth—
or is it just you forcing against the universe?

notice how your surroundings revolve,
take part in what you believe in;
do you receive the sign you are looking for?
does it speak to you?

all my life i believe
i have always been guided
towards where i am meant to be

so my answer to all of that is yes
have faith; be patience
you will get there
Dhia Awanis Jan 2024
in French they don't say "i miss you"
but rather "tu me manques"
or "you are missing from me"

so tell me,
was it your presence that is missing?
was it your warmth against mine?

there is this big void in my heart
waiting to be filled
it longs for your shadow
Dhia Awanis Jan 2024
here we are

looking at grief in the eyes
sitting side by side with the pain
without it we won’t be standing still,
firmly; and as resilience; as tough;
as brave as we are right now

somehow deep down, we knew
when the strom was going to hit us,
and perhaps we didn’t remember
how we managed it through;
how we managed to survive

at last,

we made it to the shore
though in crumble and collapse
the storm don’t last forever;
it's over in the end
Dhia Awanis Jan 2024
give me your hands
take mine in yours
let me trace the lines of your palms
let me feel them against my own

for some souls are never strangers to begin with
and if many lifetimes do exist
i will ask for you in each of one
i'd pray to find you then—through them all

but if perhaps not in this life,
i hope you'd stumble upon a heart
that resembles yours
Dhia Awanis May 2023
growing up feels like i turned five two days ago
i've been fifteen for years
wasn't i twenty just a few weeks ago?
all my friends and i are still ten
the week is going by so slow
an entire year has passed

this year i'm turning 25; tomorrow is 30

i hope i remember to breathe
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