It’s lunch hour. On a good day, I would be munching away on a home-made Egg and Avocado and tomato sandwich; or those cheap-but-oh-so-good chicken wings from Quickmart. But then I’m stuck on my work station, a tidy mess of notebooks, lidless pens , calculators, water bottles , scrap paper sheets and mud stained drawings... Continue Reading →
Of Expensive Tomatoes, Body Issues and A Case of the Supposed To-Be’s
A case of the Supposed to-be’s - Ze Frank I sit here thinking about all the things I was supposed to be, but I ain’t. Then the thoughts come hard at me; bashing from every direction. I can’t sleep. It’s 2:00am and I have work tomorrow. I stand in front of the mirror, bare baked.... Continue Reading →
‘Life is a Lived Experience’
Living dead , death, carcass, life is a lived experience
Dear Jessica: The Year That Was 2016
Dear Jessica, It starts out like a candle flame; the yellow glow steady, eerily beautiful and full of warmth. Then along the way, gusts of wind blow by and the yellow glimmer turns into a raging bush fire in the savanna, consuming every single thing standing on its path. The warmth transforms into scorching heat;... Continue Reading →
Dear Jessica; Of Men and Love
Dear Jessica, May the love of a man or lack thereof never keep you up at night; denying you precious sleep. May you never agonize over men that don't love you as you should be loved. 'May you never cry and beg on your knees for bad love to stay' I hope you know... Continue Reading →
Who shall weep for you when you die?
When the Creator puts a full stop on the prose that is your life ; when the Grim Reaper comes for his dues; when you return to the darkness from which you came: Who shall weep for you when you die? On that day; when the shell that is your body lies in a wooden... Continue Reading →
Press, Play, Repeat.
You show up at work looking like Nicky (from Orange is the New Black); hair’s a mess; dark eye bags beneath you bloodshot eyes; body limp and tired. You can't stand the sight of your reflection in the mirror. ‘You look really bad, you should probably get some rest' 'I will… I will’ How do... Continue Reading →
Dear Jessica: Tired of this Tiredness
24th October 2016 When I first thought about writing these letters to you, I promised myself that I would be as truthful as possible. That I would not spare any detail; that I would bare my soul naked in the hope that through my experiences, negative or positive; you may be able to learn from... Continue Reading →
Dear Jessica: The Prologue
12th October 2016 Dear Jessica; I am balancing awkwardly on the side of my bed as I type this. One of my legs is dangling, while the other half is stretched. Reason for these theatrics? Well, my laptop battery and charger got fried a couple of months back; it's pretty much a desktop, more or... Continue Reading →
Wasting Oxygen
The past couple of weeks have been real scary. I have been drifting through my days; a plank of wood struggling to stay afloat. It is easy to tell people that things will get better; that all they need to do is to work hard and give their best. But what if you did all that... Continue Reading →