The Tears I Cried 1

I entered the house with a smile on my face and walked towards my room, the room I shared with my husband of five years. Today was our wedding anniversary and I knew he was still at work right now. But he had had a card and dinner dress delivered to my workplace earlier in …

Aspire to Inspire

Hey! It's me again. Aspire...Inspire. Why are these important to us today? Well, it's because we shall be learning to aspire to inspire. Now a lot of us aspire to be many things in life and we also have people and/or things that inspire us. But at the end of it all, one of the …

Jinxed(2)

Ha! Two days to my birthday and I was still paranoid. I paced so much that I wore a trail into my living room carpet. My sister stared at me all day as if I had lost my mind but I couldn't care less. Maybe I had lost my mind. Being jinxed was absolutely and …

Breaking Dawn

Expressions...

LOVE LOST

The night was bleak Not a sound was heard Not a soul stirred An ant could be heard crawling on the carpet The only thing that broke the silence was the sound of our breathing merging together as one I had this sick feeling that this joy wasn't going to last There were so many …

LEAVING HOME I

She turned around and froze in her tracks. A short, stocky shadow passed before her eyes in a matter of nanoseconds and she wondered if she had just imagined it or if someone had actually just passed in front of her. Looking around frantically, she shook her head to clear her mind. It couldn’t be …

MY AFRICA

Africa, my Africa My land of many wonders Varied in colour, culture and norms Light and dark-skinned Yet we yearn for lands beyond, That only lust for what is ours Our rich palm trees and unending plantations of cocoa Our oil wells so rich and livestock innumerable Mountains that go beyond the sky Kilimanjaro! Rivers …

“Why are we in the same bed?”

"Hmmmm..." I murmured in my sleep. I felt so relaxed and blissful until I felt someone tug my fluffy purple blanket from me. I made a mild sleepy protest and pulled it back. Why was someone even tugging at my blanket? Rolling over, I stretched out my hand to pick up my glasses from the …

I Like Your Skin Colour

Something happened to me recently that was both funny and thought provoking and I would love to share it with you because I’m hoping it will help someone today. This summer, at my place of work (I’m an intern), a new staff member got hired because I was set to leave in about two weeks …

Why Did You Sell Your Soul?

Why did you sell your soul? A being born, After toss, turn and push, Many anticipated appearance, death prayed upon you by more Pain, anguish, more pain Principalities waged war in kingdoms yonder Of Father's predestination arrived this world Selah A gem so treasured Beholders them all, lovers and haters alike were The evidence of …

Serenity

Looking out the window, I watched as the green leaves billowed in the breeze Even as I did, I envied them their freedom And carefree nature Their immobility seemed not to bother them They always seemed to be saying something to me Their silent messages soothed my soul Though understanding of them I lacked I …