Sara Bawany is a Dallas-based poet, writer, and occasional spoken word artist with a passion for bringing to light some of the most taboo issues in the South Asian community. A recent graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Sara just received her Master’s degree in Social Work. She hopes to work with domestic violence victims and help them find their voices again, just like she has through writing. When Sara isn’t writing, she enjoys baking, taking pictures, eating lots of Nutella, and cuddling with her pet rabbit. She plans to publish her first poetry book soon and you can find more of her writings on her poetry Instagram page @sara.bawany and on Facebook. 
by Sara Bawany – Follow @sara.bawany 
it is 8:08 a.m.
rent is due in 11 days
i have been at work for 8 minutes
and there is already sweat on my brow
i am calculating how many more hours i
need to sit at this desk
how many more rich white folk i need to
drive around this city
to their tasteless and expensive bars
just so i can pay my rent
which is due in 11 days
about 36 feet away from my desk
two sorority girls are banging adamantly on the closed doors of starbucks
devoid of their morning caffeine and sugar
which is worth an entire hour of my paycheck
and while i panic
about my rent being due in 11 days
i wonder
how strange it is to
share this world
with millions of people
yet be a universe apart
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Sara Bawany is a Dallas-based poet, writer, and occasional spoken word artist with a passion for bringing to light some of the most taboo issues in the South Asian community. A recent graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Sara just received her Master’s degree in Social Work. She hopes to work with domestic violence victims and help them find their voices again, just like she has through writing. When Sara isn’t writing, she enjoys baking, taking pictures, eating lots of Nutella, and cuddling with her pet rabbit. She plans to publish her first poetry book soon and you can find more of her writings on her poetry Instagram page @sara.bawany and on Facebook. 
