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Its 0027 hrs, on a Saturday. It has been a long day, a long week, a long 22 years and it all leads up to that moment; she, browsing the internet for answers. When had it all gone so wrong? In fact, when had it ever been right? “How to take control of my life” …

My crimson mess

I need someone who is going to thaw out my heart and leave it intact.  My poor shattered heart.  I can barely find all the pieces to keep it whole.  It's been hit hard too many times and each time I lose a piece I can't find.  That last time, was a cold storm, so …

When the sun goes down

The breeze was slow and ice cold as it made its way down the valley. Lush green grass was growing there and right then, it was dancing dreamily to the tune that only the breeze knew.  A few butterflies were flying here and there giving the picture of a serene exotic Island.  The Calypso. All …

Two wrongs don’t make a right

So I will sit here thinking about everything that is wrong with my life, trying to figure out why am stuck. I browse my Whatsapp contacts, looking for someone I miss enough to want to talk to,  not expecting to find anyone anyway because I have momentarily forgotten what it is to feel affection. So …

Her Daughter’s Pain😿

They say, uchungu wa mwana aujuaye mzazi(only a mother feels the pain of her child), but this was never the case with her. Her mother looked upon her with contempt, sneered at her and spit on the ground with disgust as she walked away. Tears welled up in her sore eyes, so she sat down …

I spent Friday morning ;

Watching the policeman guarding a nearby bank. He is pacing on the street while mumbling to himself. I wonder what it's about. Am listening to a song I like on the radio... My heart feels as heavy as the cold air hovering about me.  I'm not even thinking about anything. Rejection is a bitch because …

Obey your parents

I know, it's an old line, right? But it's true.  And with obedience comes respect and with respect comes blessings. So my dad and I don't see eye to eye and you know what that means. There are a lot of times that I do crap just to annoy him as payback for annoying me.  …

When it’s too broken…

She drowns her tears in a bottle of whisky, holds on to its neck like her life depends on it. She allows her brain to be filled with the sensation in her throat as the whiskey licks upon its walls.  It helps her swallow the lump stuck there. She feels pain.  Pain greater than cuts …

Unrest

I will not live for love For love is given by men And men know neither of  truth nor truce I will not write for love I will write like a man For blood and for country For justice and prejudice For bravery and  loyalty I will think like a man Mathematical and logical... Calculated. …

Kill Me Quick

Boy from a flood plain... You flood my mind,  day and night. I close my eyes and you are there waiting on the other side of my eyelids to haunt my slumbering You twist my thoughts and I don't know what to believe when your words and phrases can't match your doing I must be …