Someone please tell me why an ideology that we went to war with is being met with silence by our commander in chief, but the modern-day version of a movement that spurred us towards true equality in American culture is demonized by him and his party. I could stop this post right here. However, I…Read more America, 2015-present
Confessions of a Teenage Boy
I do not claim to vouch for my entire kind. Never, for humanity is too diverse, individuality too intricate, and circumstance too varied for me to do so. Let me start, then, by establishing who the Teenage Boy is: This teenage boy is a lover who's never been loved the way he longs to be…Read more Confessions of a Teenage Boy
Heart and Mind
I am beautiful She is beautiful The irony then when she can't see her beauty or mine, Making my self-sight lose its shine. Masculinity: without it's opposite-- perhaps compliment is more appropriate-- it ceases to be. For every man there's a woman. A woman who can't see what she means to him. Nor feel what…Read more Heart and Mind
Family
It takes a village to raise a child Regardless of this saying's origins, whether as an African proverb or an American one, it rings true in cases of many, many individuals whose uprbinging is affected by so many more people than the two to whom they belong. Parents are the sun to the heliocentric…Read more Family
BJJ Stuff
Last Saturday I competed in jiu-jitsu, after 2 years. Only had 1 fight because I'm too skinny and decided not to do gi. Also because my "absolute" division fighter decided not to show up. Also about to get a new gi. InshaAllah, the gray War Tribe Gear "Reaper." Katy BJJ store website is finally up…Read more BJJ Stuff
Vampirism
Vampires are an allegory for the human teenager. Heightened senses, mood swings, hunger, lust/drive, strength/growth and this trans-formative phase are synonymous, except that the fictitious variant involves blood sucking and death. Substitute those with drugs and alcohol and you've completely your recipe for the average American high schooler. I finished my last day of high school…Read more Vampirism
Disappointment, Shortcoming, and Failure
Do people think that they will be left alone because they say: "We believe," and will not be tested? -Quran 29:2 I often tell my parents that I am the biggest disappointment in their lives. Usually, it's in fits of aggravation from their disallowing me to do XYZ activity or enforcing of XYZ chore…Read more Disappointment, Shortcoming, and Failure
