The Aram by Tahmina Begum

The Aram by Tahmina Begum

Bathing In The Temporary

"Until I realised that thinking in forevers came with the pressure of maintaining that singular ideal of what forever looked like"

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Tahmina Begum
Jul 05, 2020
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Being tested with what you love is probably the hardest thing in the world. It doesn't have to be the kind of love that keeps you up until fajr, phone cradled into the nooks of your neck or legs unbalanced over shoulders at 3am.

It could be the friend you always thought would make up the background of your gaye holud. Letting go of a newer friendship you…

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