[Leveled]


Yes, I have noticed that I have stopped going out of my way for you. 
I don't even wait for you on my way anymore. 
I just walk down my lane at my own pace 
and hope for our paths to briefly catch up every now and then. 

No, I don't hate you now; 
I just love you less. 

And even when I love you less, 
you still remain the one I love most. 

So here is #onefortheShadows. 
And here is #onefortheEchoes.



@as_hannah_thinks

Saturday is leftover Friday 😊

📸 Credit: ADW
Sunset @Gefersa Reservoir

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[At Peace]


She auditions her hopes and triages her fears, 
saying, "I've got to get a grip on me, 
held in check by reality."

She tries to hold onto this life tightly, 
but just when she thinks her grasp is firm, 
it slips through her fingers 
like a handful of water... spilling. 
And right when she feels like giving up, 
she notices a tiny green plant blooming beneath her hands, 
nurtured by the dripping water in silence. 
Accidental hope strikes; 
she gives God the credit.

She is no master of dart or arrow games, 
but somehow, she has become the Queen of long shots. 
Hey, royalty is here!

She has stopped wrestling with her insecurities daily. 
Instead, she has appointed around the clock guards for them, 
keeping her insecurities secure. 
This is how she has made peace with her shortcomings; 
this is how she pursues her far-goings.



@as_hannah_thinks

ከብዙዙዙ ... አርቦች በኋላ
አንድም ይቅርታ አንድም ምስጋና ፤ስለቆያችሁኝ


መልካም አርብ
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[ የመፃተኛዋ ማስታወሻ ]


እንቆቅልሼ ነህ
ሀገር የሠጠሁህ ከልቤ ቀንሼ
ርስት ያካፈልኩህ ከርስቴ ቆርሼ

እኔ መፃተኛ እኔ ስደተኛ
ድንበር የማይዘኝ ስወጣ ስገባ
ተሸክሜ የምኖር
ሀገሬን በልቤ ተስፋዬን ባንቀልባ

አንተ ባለ ቅኔ
አንተ ባለ ብልሀት
በውዴታ የምትጠልፍ
አስፈቅደህ ምትሰርቅ
ከእውቀቴ 'ምትስፋ
ከአዕምሮዬ 'ምትረቅ


እንቆቅልሽ አልከኝ
በጨዋታ አዋዝተህ
እኔም የተራዪን
ምን አውቅልህ አልኩህ
ጠየከኝ ጠየኩህ
ፈተንከኝ ፈተንኩህ
መዘንከኝ መዘንኩህ
...ተ ሸ ነ ፍ ኩ

ሀገር ስጪኝ አልከኝ
ሀገር ከየት ላምጣ
እኔ ሀገር የለኝ
ዘላን መፃተኛ
ስደተኛ ሴት ነኝ

ሀገር ስጪኝ አልከኝ?

ሀገሬ መሬት የላት
አትገኝ ከካርታ
በሄኩበት ምትሄድ
እንደኔው ከርታታ

ሀገሬ ልቤ ላይ
ስውር መዝገብ ርስቴ
ሸሽጌ ያኖርኳት
ገዥዬም ግዛቴም

እና ከዚህችው ላይ
በእንቆቅልሽ ሰበብ
ድንበር ገፍተህ መተህ
ሀገር ስጭኝ አልከኝ

እንደ ቀልድ ጠየከኝ
እንደ ቀልድ ሰጠሁህ



...ልቤን  ግን ቀለለኝ

[The Art of Unintentional]


You’ve helped me.
How, you ask?
Like slapping a glitchy device
and suddenly, it starts to work.

You did something right,
though neither of us knows quite how.
Does that count as a win? you wonder.

Sometimes, it’s not about the how.
Just take the win and let it go.

You’ve accidentally mended me,
and for that, I thank you
more than you’ll ever know.



@As_hannah_thinks
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Today's piece is an arrhythmogenic one, (my medicos 🙃)

Roses are Red🟥
and violets are violet 🟪

መልካም አርብ
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[Unscripted]


Roses are red,
Violets are violet.
I am not gonna lie
Just to make it rhyme.


My love isn’t bright;
It doesn’t bloom in primary colors.
Not in radiant reds, not in easy blues.
Not the catchy type,
Like a high without the hype

My heartbeat slips from its pace,
A rhythm lost in time and space.
It beats in confusion,
Irregularly irregular,
Messy and unconventional.
And yet, it is love.
This I know.

A Smoky Gray kind of love,
With an arrhythmic heart.
This is what I have,
This is all I’ve got.


Roses are red,
Violets aren’t blue.
In its own colorless, chaotic way,
There goes my love for you
Unpredictable and unrefined,
But undeniably true.


@As_hannah_thinks

Perhaps, one of my favourite pieces by far

One out of one [1/1]


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Friday

[One Out of One]
1/1



I don’t mean to be unkind,
but hear me out.
You’re not one in a million for me.
I don’t even know a million people,
to be honest.
Not even close.

You could be two in a million,
ten in a million,
a thousand in a million,
or even a million in a million,
for what it’s worth.
It wouldn't matter.


That’s the thing about it,
Value is not a function of rarity.
That’s for jewellery merchants,
or those hunting for collectable items.
I’m not one of them.


I’m just a random person,
and you are mine.
And that, for me,
is one out of one.
Flipping the statistics,
more than a probability,
...a forever thing,
a certainty!



@As_hannah_thinks