Circus show, fire, jungle vibes, The lion chasing the cheetah, Or perhaps the cheetah is chasing the lion, I don’t know!!! My head is banging, My heart is racing, I am gasping for air with a smile on my face. You wouldn’t know, You couldn’t guess. Everything is under control on the outside. In my…… Continue reading Overthinker
SOS 🛟
As I lay wide awake in bed I process my dreams, I may have given way to fear I fear, But in the daytime my eyes only convey an SOS, Silence on steroids, afraid of detection, When the clock strikes 12 it’s back to vivid reimaginings, Flying debris and tumbleweeds, Then the hollow, lifeless eyes,…… Continue reading SOS 🛟
LOVE, ALWAYS
Here’s a heartfelt letter, It’s love, always, A gentle touch, a warm embrace of some sort, It’s not nearly physical, but it lingers in the quiet space, And then as though a heartache was not quite enough, A wall of emotions come crashing down on my frame, But it’s always, love, always, Let there be…… Continue reading LOVE, ALWAYS
The Underdog
The Underdog Not the crowds favorite,The one with no bet stake,You? No, you don’t have what it takes.You are not going to last here,You will not survive.You don’t look the part,You are too young,You don’t have the experience required.What do you bring to the table?No, you can’t!The unexpected one,The one with the big dreams,The one…… Continue reading The Underdog
POWERHOUSE
it took only a few months for the lights to go off in her head, she wondered how her mother before her had done it, how her grandmother before her mother had done it, how her great-grandmother before her grandmother had done it, she wondered because she could never find out, from three generations of…… Continue reading POWERHOUSE
Until Further Notice
Take a few deep breaths, I tell myself, It will be bittersweet memories until further notice, My last recollection was a still blur, But I’ll be holding on to that until further notice, Take my advice, will you? I’ve said it many times, Let’s lay it off until further notice, Until you are ready to…… Continue reading Until Further Notice
19/04/2021
Art by: Lionel Smit Isn’t love supposed to be scarring and not endearing? Submissive and not liberal? Or is it the other way around? The old will say, live your life to the fullest, you’ll get there eventually, But where am I going? Live everyday as though it were your last, The last time she…… Continue reading 19/04/2021
IKIGAI
Ikigai (生き甲斐, lit. ’a reason for being’) is a Japanese concept referring to something that gives a person a sense of purpose, a reason for living :))) to tie one’s worth to one’s purpose is cruel but probably necessary, the feeling of accomplishment very often acknowledged, especially when the search for said satisfaction has been rigorous…… Continue reading IKIGAI
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To come out shining as gold, You have to go through the fire. There is no other way around it.
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