Portrait shot on the streets of Lamu - April 2017 8th October 2017 Dear Jessica; Some todays are like freshly baked buttery cinnamon rolls; pleasant to the senses. The orchestra of glazed crispy dough, melted cinnamon sugar and raisins as they swirl in your mouth is all so perfect. On those today’s; you bask in... Continue Reading →
Easy. It all starts that way. The long texts, the voice notes filled with warmth and sweet nothings, the long phonecalls that plunge deep into the night's thick bossom. You will wake up to him tagging you in videos he thinks you might like- she will mention you in all the funny tweets or places she... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
A monkey is busy digging through the bin on the drive-way. After what seems like 5 minutes, he finds a packet of Delamere yogurt, rips it apart and proceeds to lick it dry. He (I’m assuming it’s a he because, well, blue balls) then continues to search in the murk for tid-bits of left over... Continue Reading →
My laptop has self esteem issues. It’s been acting up so much of late; I guess it’s because it has been chilling with cool-kid MacBook’s. Or maybe it’s one of those identity crises that come with old age. It will be turning 4 years old in September. I am deeply attached to my Asus baby... Continue Reading →
BENEDICTION by The Wordslayer If I wrote one last time, And my ink became illegible, And my words forever silenced, My life a memory and my feelings detached, My mind clouded in high skies, And I float precariously in unknown vastness, Let not my absence be mourned , Let this last forge be immortal, May... Continue Reading →
When you’re a “village hero”, campus is either a make it or break it point for you. For those not familiar with the term, village hero is used by the cool kids to refer to those sons and daughters of peasants like myself who’d never step on the City’s soil were it not for higher... Continue Reading →
If a woman doesn’t exhibit some interest in your advances, please quit pestering her. Stop with the “Why haven’t you replied my text yet you’re online” kind of nonsense. The un-replied texts, blue Whatsapp ticks and missed calls should have been proper indication of her lack of interest in you, but it seems some men... Continue Reading →
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