Inside the Mind of Rody Abdelrahman

The comedian told a joke last night. Another joke that wasn’t funny. “She’s delusional! There’s something wrong with her.” Nobody laughed. This comedian told the same joke in the past. And nobody laughed then either. The comedian told a joke last night. Another joke that wasn’t funny. “I don’t know where she gets it from! read more »

Trying to forget only makes me remember, everything that happened since last September. I look down at a magazine whose words read, “One pill to erase your worst memories. Want to try it?” And I can’t help but answer, “How much to buy it?” It’s fallacious to think a person can just forgive and forget. read more »

I close my eyes and remember all that you had put me through; A year recaptured through the evolution of you. You explained that everything you had done was due to depression; and nobody’s questioning the validity of that excuse. Nor is anybody downplaying the severity of being so recluse. What I ask is that read more »

I hope your sleep is full of dreams as sweet as sugar; and I hope your dreams are full of things that make your smile sweeter. I hope that you escape your troubles and awake refreshed and happier, but I hope the most that through your dreams it brings us that much closer. Sweet Dreams read more »

I’m wishing on a star in the night’s overcast sky, hopelessly holding on to a hope that is no longer there. Dedication, devotion, loyalty, love, respect, care, and kindness- Most would say, ingredients needed to brew the perfect potion. But what significance is there in a commonly shared opinion if such an opinion is not read more »

Indescribable are my feelings as of late. A year full of you was a year rich with love and hate. “Your soul has been destroyed,” they often say. All attempts to hide the pain apparently were in vain. My distress signal has been sent unintentionally. I didn’t want the world to know about my grievous read more »

Darkness has fallen early from the storm that just passed. The sound of thunder rumbling has come to a sudden halt. Birds have silenced their chirps as they sought shelter from the rain. The gloom that transpired inevitably affecting one’s psyche. Sullen is my mood as I lay in bed Staring outside the window while read more »

Everyone always says to follow your heart, as if it’s not what I’ve always done from the very start. What do you do when you’re constantly being challenged? When your dignity, value, and worth have been infringed? Not just once, or twice, but multiple times. Between love and hate, there are very thin lines. Everyone read more »

Whenever you regain faith, you begin to feel a sense of guilt about everything. You regret the things that you have done and the things that you do. You even regret the people in your life who love you most. You block people out of your life and treat them coldly. You should realize that read more »

Feeling uneasy from thoughts that flood my mind. Thoughts that make my vision blurred and force me to take things out of context. Making me view the perfectly proportionate out of proportion. Fearing the loss of love will kill you. Worrying about the loss of interest will make you lose control. If only I wouldn’t read more »