"Forever a Foreigner" is an intimate poetry collection that takes readers on a quest to find the true meaning of home while exploring the whirlwind of adulthood. The experience of living in three different countries in her early twenties has made Azmi delve into the complex and universal experience of being caught between two worlds, where the familiar and the foreign often blur into one. Azmi's poetry paints a vivid picture of an immigrant experience while also inviting the reader to explore the connections between the places that we inhabit and the people who shape our lives. Azmi has been performing her poetry in three different countries for years, and this book will begin the journey to share her story with a broader audience.

"This story is not a typical story" That is what every author says about their book.This one is actually pretty typical. A typical teenage life and their problems. Something every person goes through: Excitement, love (hopefully), loneliness, joy and loss. But how each one of us ends up is completely up to us, so is this book. The stages we all go through, yet not nearly similar for any of us. There is one thing that connects us all. Emotion. Depending in what order your decide to read the chapters of this book, you decide the end of your story Maybe it's not so typical after all...

dear my loneliness, maybe i should call u by a name. what name would suit u? i think Violet is nice. maybe because violet is a cold color and u are cold too. i really wanted to say that i hate u Violet. i hate no one more than u. u are the worst thing that ever happened to me. i hate how u make me cry a few tears but never enough to burst. but still i am too familiar with u to just let u go. i hate how cold u feel but when i look deeper, there is something comforting about u. because when i have no one, i still have you. this book is for everyone who truly feels. love, hate, sadness, loneliness and confusion and in between the lines there is some hope for a better tomorrow.

In a world where silence speaks louder than words, one being grapples with the unbearable weight of existence. Trapped in a room where memories are both salvation and torment, they confront the echoes of a forgotten past and the enigmatic presence of a force that defies comprehension. Each page pulls you deeper into the mind of a soul caught between despair and revelation, as they unravel the twisted threads of their own creation. As the lines between reality and illusion blur, you, the reader, become complicit in their descent. Will you dare to open the door, knowing that the truth might be more than you can bear? In Before I Remember, reality unravels, memory distorts, and identity blurs. What truths will you uncover and which will you choose to believe?

Every day I get on the train and look around. It is always dead silent. As soon as I leave the central station, I find myself surrounded my so many loud and busy voices. Don't be afraid of your own thoughts. Love and life go hand in hand. This collection of short stories shows you that even between a few dark pages in your life, you will still find the love you're searching for.

Between dreams and reality, the line blurs and life becomes limited to a painting on the bedroom wall. I seek the truth and all I find are scattered memories and broken dreams. Will I find myself before the world finds me? Emotional and reflective, this book is an attempt to convey life as experienced through the queer lense.