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.
The Confectionery
Short and sweet but not too abrupt, Yet very simple, Candy in every corner, Call her a sweet sojourner, She is not one to be messed with, But her smile lights up a room, If you really like her, Take her downtown, Downtown to a little confectionery, No one judges her there so she is…… Continue reading The Confectionery
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