one day here and gone the next, but even this realization won’t stop me from overthinking, even through those long days, what I needed most was a curfew, to lock down and relax, a cup of milk and ice cube to chase it, a lazy chair in the front yard to make direct eye contact…… Continue reading 20 something and curfew
Author: afro387
the zen experience
Day Ones. Ep3
After Joseph got a job, our communication dwindled for obvious reasons. However, we would talk as and when we could. He had to switch his classes schedule since the evening school was no longer convenient because of his new job. One Thursday late afternoon, I got a call from Joseph. I answered my phone and…… Continue reading Day Ones. Ep3
P(ROSE)
waiting for your permission for a glimpse into your life, felt like wanting to take a deep breath that never came, but hey, life goes on, I looked for you in places you never were, in corners you never passed, your disappearance was inevitable, yet it feels like i was left in the dark, left…… Continue reading P(ROSE)
I don’t like you
I don’t like you I don’t have to like you I don’t hate you Hate is too strong a word Too toxic an emotion I just don’t like you Your values do not align with mine Your attitude leaves a bitter taste in my mouth Your thinking really is screwed Your feeling of entitlement irks…… Continue reading I don’t like you
SHEPERD
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want, Wanting has never been up for discussion He is Jireh! The struggle is not walking through the valley of the shadow of death, Really, I fear no evil, But the evil disguised as angels, It’s them! They who you go to for comfort, They who you…… Continue reading SHEPERD
Goin’ in Circles
Art Fever life, a labyrinth without its accompanying walls, a car without a steering wheel a bottle of cyanide without a cap on top, a ferris wheel without a stop button, a disaster waiting to happen, one can find themselves going in circles, the second shelf of memories casually featuring something embarrassing that happened in…… Continue reading Goin’ in Circles
Day Ones. Ep 2
Joseph and I I would talk with them for hours on phone, all four of them. We would wake each other up to study and hang out together when we had the chance. Like I said, we all became friends. This 👇🏾 was us at my first and last Chalewote street art festival in 2018.…… Continue reading Day Ones. Ep 2
Day Ones
It all started in January 2017, after my national service. Unemployed me, thinking of what would become of me as I continued my job hunting quest. This blog was created about the same time when I needed an outlet for my writing and also to cure boredom. An advice from my mother’s friend changed my…… Continue reading Day Ones
SKY HIGH
when i am through carrying this burden on my back, even when He says to give it to Him, i hope He will see me through, in the beginning i would leap into His arms and break down the whole story, i would stop to smell the roses, the feeling was sky-high, now I hesitate,…… Continue reading SKY HIGH
Wilderness
In my wilderness season,I’d like to make this journey alone,I may not show up for you as I used to,I would be prioritizing me,As I embark on the journey to self discovery.Yea though I walk through the valley,I know this too shall pass,So I fear none,In the end it will all work for my good.Not…… Continue reading Wilderness
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