Asil RashidRememberingThis is a companion piece to my poem “First Love”. It is an ode to the potency of memory, no matter how brief a relationship is. As Neruda…4 min read·Aug 27, 2023----
Asil RashidinPoets UnlimitedTo a Palestinian childOne day, I will watch you playing in the olive groves And under the lemon trees. One day, I will watch you splashing in the sea, Laughing…2 min read·Jun 7, 2021----
Asil RashidAppendages of Gold or the Culture of Male Worship in Middle Eastern SocietiesA few months ago, a friend and I were taking a walk and she started telling me of a recent telephone conversation she had with her mother…6 min read·Jan 30, 2020----
Asil RashidThe LieThe only weapon I have, The only revolution at my disposal Is to teach my daughter The exact opposite of everything I learnt, growing up…1 min read·Oct 24, 2019--1--1
Asil RashidinPoets UnlimitedRoad to selfSomeday, a man will marry you, Not because he loves you, But because he doesn’t. This, however, is a good thing Because it will set you…1 min read·Oct 1, 2019--6--6
Asil RashidinPoets UnlimitedForwardI will endeavor to unlearn all that I have been taught By a diseased culture: Untruths and half-truths Like synapses digging grooves in…1 min read·Aug 4, 2019----
Asil RashidinPoets UnlimitedTo my daughter on her third year of lifeNoureen, Born with the sun inside your skin. You trailed light and shadow in your wake. I went under, water filled my lungs and I…2 min read·Mar 4, 2019--1--1
Asil RashidinPoets UnlimitedFirst LoveYou walked into my garden much later in life. I didn’t expect that. After we’ve lived way past all our illusions And made peace with the…1 min read·May 18, 2017--2--2
Asil RashidinPoets UnlimitedOn SudanMy land, my home, my African heart You gave me language, character. You straddled two worlds like a giant. Now you are still.2 min read·May 14, 2017----