We know who we are and we stay true to who we are.No faking, no pretence, no malicious intent.Only authenticity on our turf.You will know our flaws, you will see our wrongs,We bear it all.Unapologetic of our shortcomings, of soil and of blood, we are humans.We know who we are.We know what we are made…… Continue reading Identity
Author: afro387
the zen experience
Caution: Vulnerability AheadLearning To Live A Little
Life is incredibly short, and in my twenty-something years of living I am not ashamed to say that I have done things I regret, said things I regret. on October 6 I took a wee trip to the beach. Never been to the beach before. Shocker, trust me, I know. A bright sunny day, when…… Continue reading Caution: Vulnerability AheadLearning To Live A Little
Mind over Body
Strength is more mental than physical,You wouldn’t know this because you carry guns,You work out your biceps and triceps but your mind is a weakling.Your six packs will fool you,Your armour, those weights you carry,Boo! You flee from your own shadow in the dark.Boy, you funny.Strength is from within,A master of the mind soul and…… Continue reading Mind over Body
The Fraud
There is a beautiful boyIn my dmWho constantly asksAbout my writing.”You write so beautifully.Your way with words is therapeuticAnd it soothes my heart”,He says.I leave him on read.Every time.You see,I think he got the wrong personI do not writeI do not write beautiful wordsOr ugly wordsI have not written a word in these blank pages…… Continue reading The Fraud
Stone Cold
The past days have been hell for you,I know this because I prepared the fire,Served it while it was blazing hot,And when the fire was about dying out,I added some more coal.Insomnia must have creeped through your walls,With all the doses that kept you up at night.Cold and bitter to swallow,Venom filled words spewed without…… Continue reading Stone Cold
If
If it gets a little easier why does it seem to take forever? If I get a little stronger why does it feel like I’m getting weaker? If it gets a little better why does it only seem to get worse? Desolate and heartbroken, Words that seem to fit very well in my vocabulary, Words…… Continue reading If
Birdie
Without a care in the world, I make my nest Not burdened by the luxuries and expectations of this world,But trusting in the provision of the keeper,That the sun will not set without a meal in my belly,A worm I will catch,A nectar I will suck, The stream will not run dry.At sunrise, the sounds…… Continue reading Birdie
A New Chapter
when you run your fingers along the first few pages of a new book, where the protagonist is still a perfect stranger, and their name is just a core unrelated memory, suddenly you dive in… all rights reserved, dedication page, prologue, …chapter one, then you find yourself skipping to the middle pages, it feels like…… Continue reading A New Chapter
Silver Lining
It isn’t always black or white. Life is a bundle of lessons, released in bits and pieces. You mostly are not ready for this. Just when you think you’ve got a hang of this thing called life, You are thrown off balance. Life isn’t always black or white, You’d have some grey, And that is…… Continue reading Silver Lining
Deep Cut
Deep cuts and slightly bloody sores, that sounds gory doesn’t it? that’s how your companionship feels like sometimes, slightly head-turning, very aggressive, possibly abusive, choosing to look on the bright side might be concerning, for you, for well…obvious reasons, but it isn’t always you, trust me, i am equally to blame, slide me a chaser…… Continue reading Deep Cut
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