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
Tag: life
MAY NOT
I may not be an astronaut No, I don’t work for NASA I may not be a lawyer No, I can’t lie against what is true I may not be an architect What do they even do? I may not be a preacher But my life is my sermon I may not be a ruler…… Continue reading MAY NOT
My life
Don’t pray for my lifeI’ve had it hardAnd I’ve had it toughI’ve had it rainOh boy did it pour! Don’t pray for my lifeI’ve had sunshine And I’ve had dark nightsI’ve had to cry a thousand timesAll while smiling.Don’t wish for my lifeThere are secrets only I can keepThere are nightmares you dare not seeThere…… Continue reading My life
Circle
We went in opposite directions Not knowing what to expect And wishing never to cross paths But our purest confessions was that someday we will meet again.Round and round we goWhat goes around sure does come aroundThe memories came alive, all that was buried They never rested in peace.At the spot of our last goodbyeHow…… Continue reading Circle
Les Cœurs Sauvages.
Les Cœurs Sauvages. Wild heart, carefree,Just because I wore a little makeup, She really let herself go,Just because I wore a skirt a little bit above my knees, She’s lazy,Just because I didn’t feel like cooking dinner tonight, She’s doing entirely too much,Just because I spoke up for myself, She’s not like she used to…… Continue reading Les Cœurs Sauvages.
Suicidal
You seem to be the only option left,The only one that makes sense,Right here, right now,This minute, this very second,There is no way out of this one,Not this time,It all comes to an end, today.Today it ends.In a few minutes I draw my last breathe.All the pain will end.Nothing more to loose.No more disappointments.Nothing more…… Continue reading Suicidal
Only You
Only you have the power to save yourself, from a perverse world; the lions den. Only you have the right to write your story, from the horse’s own mouth; how does the grass taste? Only you have the power to change the narrative, from the mundane ideologies; start already. Only you can, not your parents,…… Continue reading Only You
Where the road leads
Having a plan is great. Settings goals is equally great. In setting plans and goals we think that once these plans and goals have been set, our lives ought to go in the direction that we have set. I wish that’s how it works. I mean what’s the point in having a plan if nothing…… Continue reading Where the road leads
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