Zindagi ki piyala itna borha nahi hai
ki uski andor me lehron ki mujhme
nodia beh sakta hai.
Likhen uski andorme ek bindu
pani bi nahi itna chota
ki isme sagor bon nahi sakta.

Koi yaro achanok milta hai to bolta
kitna chota hai ye donia
Ye mitti andorme bi kya borha?
Khodo to isme kobor bonta hai
Liken agor Mawla chahe to ye
mitti se bi Adam bon sakta hai.

Somundor to somundar
shabnam (dew) bi Subhan Allah!
Aaj kaha aj reh ta hai kal ** jata
Kal ko kisi ko kiya pa tha
Thalu aftab (sunrise) ki canvusme
Ankhi dal kor job sham dol jata hai
Kisi Ko zulf ke saye me bemalum
Kitne ankhi khu ja ta hai
Kis andaar goliche chad aa ta hai
Kiso ki kiya pa tha hai
Liken mera bhi kitna khush naseeb hai
Khali hate aakor bi itni kimti herat angaiz
(amazing) majlish me ek hishya bhi mila.
Mawla karega keyse Aap ka shukrana
Alhamdulillah kiyanat ki Rab taarif Aap ka, Aap ka!

yesterday my thoughts lost in the pines
i heard a rustling of leaves crooned
the sunlight sheepishly trespassed between the thick branches
and I stepped forward, and I slipped
then I stood up seeing the hollow
it was left ajar
although undeterred, I was afraid
of uncertainties thrilling my veins
suddenly my body flitted like water roaming in a drainway
my mouth spoke an unknown language
of pain
and ache
unfamiliar faces cherished my appearance
it was vague, not that dim
and they said I was born.

There are no children laughing
Playing hopscotch in the driveway
With a manicured lawn and pretty
Flowers in boxes attached to the windows

There's no degree framed in my office
Actually there isn't an office at all here
Inside this lived in two bedroom flat
Where I spend as much time as possible

There's no sleek foreign sports car
Candy apple red glimmering in the sun
Or vacation home nestled somewhere
I can't pronounce to go once a year

There aren't six figures in my account
Or country club lunches with the girls
Black card shopping sprees in the city
Or box seat opera season tickets

There is glitter on my eyelids
And an immense feeling of gratitude
When I wake up happy and free
Unapologetic and authentically me

Yes, it’s a bright shining morning
Hoping you wake up to the fresh smell of wind
Once as a kid, it was all that gave me comfort
As I walked down the halls
I was no longer afraid to fall
Not in the darkness, not in the unknown
I then grew up, everything changed
The way I wore my clothes
to my favorite tv show
What didn’t change was the smell of the wind and my stubbornness
Not tying my shoelaces because of how confident I was I wouldn’t fall and I never did.
I would fall indeed but not with what I had brought with me instead,
It was with what was put in front of me.
I would trip on the cracks that I would walk into because I no longer payed attention to what I was walking into as my parents would remind me to do so
I then grew up again , everything changed
Each year that passes by
I still make up an excuse to not tie my shoes
It’s not that I don’t want to bend down and tie them
It’s because I still carried that same confidence with me as I did as a kid
This time I knew the reason why I could move forward without being scared to fall
If I did one day fall
It’s not because I didn’t want to
It’s because I chose to take the risk
Your path won’t always be clear
Neither would your mind
You might not know what to do in such a moment
That’s okay, your heart will know it
It will help guide you to the direction you need
I guess what I’m trying to say is it’s okay to know and to not know how this year and the next few years will go
How you will continue to grow and find the real you, despite what anyone says you know yourself the best.
You will achieve what you would like to achieve
The thoughts that may be circulating your mind today
One day will be taken out into the world
and be taken care of
Things will unravel themselves with time
Don’t rush but know when it’s time to move on
I wish you to receive all the wonderful things this mysterious world will offer you
To strengthen your strength
To find ways to get to the places you want to go To never change once you’ve unlocked your true potential
To always remember, you were born to be here
Happy 22nd birthday my precious-human 👩🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻

words cannot describe this woman i know,
but I will try anyways.

this girl has been by my side for 6 years now,
she's seen me at my lowest and at my highest.

i believe God put her in my life to bring me closer to Him,
and to learn how to love more like Jesus, to love Gilmore Girls, to lean into my passions, and so much more.

what more can I say about this woman?
she's truly a gift from God to all who meet her.
she lights up the room as she walks in, she loves God so much, she loves others fiercely, she has so much depth and creativity bottled up inside her, compassion flows through her words, she is one of the smartest people I know and one of the best examples of selflessness I've ever seen.

there is so much more to this girl right here,
but words, a man-made concept, things made up of a few letters here and there, are simply not enough to capture an amazing creation like that of Katrina.