The Sanniah Experience (TSE)

Original Poem by Sanniah Hassan Content warning: mentions of death, climate disaster, and displacement. Note:  This poem reflects on the devastating floods that have swept through Pakistan, capturing the grief, loss, and helplessness experienced by survivors and witnesses. It is a call to remember those affected and to reckon with the realities of climate change. One moment all was clear, The next I couldn’t breathe.   As the noise blared through the TV One dead, dozens wounded –   Its noise ringing in my ears.   The water came at once, they said, No end in sight.   Uprooting trees, drowning cattle, Displacing families – Leaving not a soul about.   The police cars blared their sirens Visiting neighbourhoods sounding alarm Cautioning people to stay inside Lest they lose their lives.   The damage had been done – Life in shambles across villages Hope drowned with the current   My people bled. Their te...

Original Poem by Sanniah Hassan © The Sanniah Experience! (TSE)  Content Warning: war, violence, and themes of ongoing genocide. Note:  This piece is a personal lament for Gaza—an expression of grief, solidarity, and the aching hope for freedom. It reflects the anguish of witnessing ongoing suffering from afar while holding fast to a vision of peace and dignity for the people of Palestine. I see their tears. I hear their cries. I witness their suffering – and through it all die a little inside. My peace is gone, I feel helpless each day. I lose my hope a little bit, Every day, never once at all.   I pray for their freedom.  I wish for a time, when Gaza’s skies  are clear as noon.   I chant in my dreams the slogan of freedom I shout from my lungs  –  “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!”   Though the future seems distant, I keep Gaza in my prayers,  as I strive for its people in my breath. ...

© The Sanniah Experience! (TSE)  By Fatima Zubair  Writer of  A Child of the New  Millennium To silent sunsets To peaceful beaches To seagulls twittering To a sky in blue When the day draws to an end When every soul falls back To its quiet abode When all that was abound In joy, fun and mirth Finds a place in eternity Oneness with the one Nature all wrapped In a seashell. That finds a place later In a corner of our living room When a child hobbles along And picks up the seashell To announce How it traps the sound of the sea The gush of the waves The waters receding The seabed heaving The sea shell encapsulates A farewell note To the silent sunsets To peaceful beaches To seagulls twittering To a sky in blue To affiliations and felicitations To love and love lost To a bond that abides To a sea that confides. Share your thoughts with us in the comments down below! Wish to join our team of enthusiastic contributors? Connect with u...