5th June, 2012 A Tuesday morning spent alone, in fear, of course At home, of all places, where as I’ve said before, the toilet seat is always the most comfortable, Not yet legally able to drink wine but also too young to be charged with arson if I needed to set my house on fire,…… Continue reading 5th June
Author: afro387
the zen experience
SINGLE GIRLS HQ
Chapter One Apartment hunting is not easy in this country. If you are house hunting with no help and experience, by the time you finally move into one, you would have already spent equivalent of a year’s rent just house hunting. This is not an exaggeration. You pay an agent fee for every apartment you…… Continue reading SINGLE GIRLS HQ
Out Of Reach
I called your name a few times and there was no answer, Granted it was all in my head, Figuring out that it was no longer okay to reminisce on you was truly the hardest thing I had to come to terms with, So all the laughter we shared now plays over and over in…… Continue reading Out Of Reach
Daddy Said
Daddy told me to do things myself. At first, it sounded off because I often do things in my own time and way by myself. What did daddy see for him to say that? I pondered on these words from daddy and I still didn’t get it but years latter, i finally get it. Daddy…… Continue reading Daddy Said
Reflections
Reflections on a new year cannot exist without growing pains, Lessons learned, memories made, tears shed, Growing pains meant common sense amidst frustration, Needing to give myself grace through my day to day activities and my writer’s block(!) Made lots of new friends, worked in corporate for the first time, Although there were lots of…… Continue reading Reflections
A Perfect Pair
Yesterday I met a girl with the prettiest eyes, She told me she was still searching for purpose, Surely it can’t be that deep, I said to her…as a joke, And when she laughed it was so hauntingly beautiful, And everything in motion seemed to pause for a brief moment, She smiled, said nothing more…… Continue reading A Perfect Pair
Like Me
Like me,I am begging you to like me,Please like me.What’s not to like about me?I’m very likeable!Just like me.As if you liking me would put food on my table,As though the air I breathe is dependent on you liking me.How about I use your likeness of me to pay for groceries.Sigh!Like me or like me…… Continue reading Like Me
Eve I Had Known
Conned by a slithering beast with an apple of all things, most days I find myself thinking about how an all-you-can-eat would have gone down instead in the Garden of Eden, surely A&E would not have resisted some lamb chops but an APPLE? And who am I to judge? Promised the finest things in life…… Continue reading Eve I Had Known
Levitate
We don’t have it easy,We do what we can,But if what we can is not good enough,We will try being better,And if you think our better doesn’t cut it,We will never rest,Till our better becomes best.Do you copy?Or should I take it again?The road has never been smooth,The playing field was barely plain,We have gone…… Continue reading Levitate
Unfinished Paintings
helplessly lost in the moment, wondering whether to scrap the whole thing and start over, the block that ensues, the kind of creativity that is both powerful and numbing, is only one that an artist can create, the artist’s unfinished paintings stare back at him, taunting and pressing him, mocking him, making non-verbal snide remarks…… Continue reading Unfinished Paintings
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