AMNESIA

Amnesia

a part of me
wants to forget
ever meeting you.

the second
my eyes laid on you
i was enchanted.

and i never quite knew why.

god, what is it about you? huh?
how did you become
the only person
i can’t leave alone?

why does my heart
ache for you?

why does my body
crave you?

i feel like
i’m losing
my damn mind.

what can i do
to stop myself
from spiraling?

my brain could shut you out.

but my heart will remember.

i could get amnesia—
and still manage
to fall in love with you
all over again.

Gravity

the sun melts
to kiss the moon
every night.

gravity
holds the planets
in orbit.

you hit me
like a meteor—
hard, fast, blinding.

you cling onto me
like stars
within the night sky.

the ocean to my trembling land.

loving you
feels bigger
than the universe.

you were created
just to be loved
by me

It all made sense

i used to think
paris was a sappy cliché.

the notebook
overrated.

all these couples
at the mall
holding hands
making me scoff.

until i started imagining—
us
eating a baguette
watching the eiffel tower
sparkle.

laying in bed
watching
the romance classic
with a box of tissues
for the millionth time.

holding your bags for you
with one hand
the other holding onto you
for dear life.

meeting you…

it all made sense.

Hoor Tariq is a writer and musician whose work explores fragile human connection, quiet intimacy, and soul level yearning. When she's not writing or performing, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her husky Monty, and motorcycling. She's currently working on her debut album while waiting for her first publication.