It’s been seven hundred and fourteen days since you went away. Delusional believing I hide it well, yet think about you every. day.   It’s been seven hundred and forty days since I last held you close. Some days I think I’m going crazy…. And can feel your ghost.   Beside me… as I write […]

Social Media. Don’t like it? Don’t look.  © Khalilah Yasmin   Q: “Why do you take so many photos of yourself?” A: “Better question. Why do you care?” The internet can be a fun, social place. Social media with all of it’s varied platforms makes keeping up with friends, current events, and colleagues; often times […]

“Smoke Filled Room” Copyright 2016 Khalilah Yasmin I never asked for much, a genuine friendship was enough, But my feelings never mattered because, “I don’t do that stuff.” I chose to be a loyal friend without making you earn it. In turn you never appreciated it, you lit and you burned it. An opportunist in […]

As an independent contractor, if I don’t book work, I don’t eat. Yet, at the same time, I could easily apply for a ‘normal’ job. I’ve done normal jobs. They don’t satiate my spirit. At every ‘corporate’ place of employment I have worked, something happened that pushed me away as if to tell me that […]

Hello. Story time! Many years ago when I lived in Nebraska, I was a front desk administrative assistant at Omaha Steaks in  working under one of the Simons. There was a vibrant older lady that came in to work and would speak to me every day. She wore the flashiest sweaters and outfits you have […]

    ’63 minutes’ Copyright Khalilah Yasmin 2016 Frequently do I -believe that a love for me exists. That somewhere beyond the broken heart is a new first kiss. Seldom have I -experienced this, genuine chemistry and undeniable connection, throwing caution to his wind- without his protection. Maybe if I -hadn’t looked into that direction, […]