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A Poem I Wrote While Reflecting On My Diary

Inaya Ahmed

Stress dangles me by a thread, hanging over the unquantifiable abyss that is my future.

I wish that weren't so. 

Family and food combined together create an ecstatic version of myself. Especially when there is chocolate involved. 

In all honesty, I cannot recall the last time I was neither stressed nor exhausted.

My diary entries prove that to be true.

Tuesdays suck. Period.

I treat myself far too often for a Type 1 diabetic.

I also binge­watch TV shows on Netflix far more than what is considered healthy.

My weekends are hectic ninety­nine percent of the time. I'm still not sure if I'm okay with that or not.

Sometimes, the experiences you expect to go smoothly and wonderfully end up doing exactly the opposite.

Having expectations all the time just destroys the key moments in life.

By recording my thoughts, I am able to revisit lost moments; ones I have thankfully captured in fear of losing them.

I am the happiest when I am on vacation, with my family, eating unhealthy but delicious food, or volunteering for charity events.

Some school days, or just days in general, are completely unmemorable. I have some days that I have totally forgotten because nothing of significance occurred.

My family's trip to Jamaica will forever be etched in memory. In that land of serenity, we bonded over the smallest of things.

Productivity can be extremely satisfying if you are up to the task.

Dullness and boredom are two of the most dreadful things a person can experience. I know from experience.

One of the greatest days in my life up to date was when my family visited the beautiful natural park Xel­Ha in Cancún. There, I accomplished things I had never attempted before, including jumping off of a twenty­foot cliff into the ocean.

Sometimes having an empty schedule is an enormous relief. Actually, most of the time.

Reading books and watching movies bring me great joy.

Going places with friends can be so much more fun that going with family.

Sometimes, the smallest acts of kindness can warm a person's heart for days.

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