PUPS AND GRIEF I’m having dreams;In the form of nightmares; Lost my pups;Still see them running around, being cheeky; I think this is how I should deal with grief;Accept the memories; Let go of the what ifs,But focus on the moments that were. LOVE & PAIN
Longing
STRANGERS AGAIN
Strangers again, is a piece about friends or lovers who no longer talk. It’s about the relationships we left behind, for whatever reason. It’s about the coherent understanding, that those who were once close to us, have now become strangers we hardly recognize. STRANGERS AGAIN Here we are,Strangers again;We see each other,But don’t really see … Continue reading STRANGERS AGAIN
TIME BOUND
TIME BOUND I think the thing with grief;Is our need to create and recreate moments, Our need to control time,A need to understand things differently. LOVE & PAIN
LETTERS TO OLUDHE (38)
LETTERS TO OLUDHE One of my fondest moments of Dani;Was how she’d call me “Nyakwara,”It gave home meaning;It’s why we wrote so fondly of Dala;It represented our sense of space;Our home, our ancestry;But I worry,Worry, that I never fully mourned her;Worry, that I refused to fully mourn her;Worry, that I refuse to allow myself to … Continue reading LETTERS TO OLUDHE (38)
TIME TO EXPERIENCE LIFE
TIME TO EXPERIENCE LIFE I think we are almost finding that clarity;Finding some sort of happiness to all this; It feels close;Almost tangible; We are no longer moving with a heavy heart;We are understanding how to resolve the grey areas. LOVE & PAIN
EXPRESSO
EXPRESSO Why are you liking her photos?Why is she in your DM? I called last night and you didn’t pick,You left me on read because you were busy, I don’t see the love Benjie;You claim to, but I don’t see it; Why is she liking your photos Benjie?Why is she in your DM Benjie? LOVE … Continue reading EXPRESSO
THE DAYS WE OWNED
THE DAYS WE OWNED Amidst it all,There were the quiet and silent days,That fully and honestly,Belonged to us; And those became the days we got our mental right. LOVE & PAIN
I GOT LOST
I’ve always celebrated my birthdays; always treated it with pleasant sentiment; but this time; the uncertainty of where we are now in life; has me feeling lost.We’ve had happy moments; lived in the moment; experienced life in its full bloom; and had a wild ride. But now we seek more; seek our internal growth; seek … Continue reading I GOT LOST
I WILL STILL BE HERE
I WILL STILL BE HERE This was never about me trying to hate you;Or finding ways to unlike you; We love those we care about;That’s how we know they mean a lot to us; But you and I were transitioning;From people who once saw each other as potential lovers; And I personally needed my own … Continue reading I WILL STILL BE HERE
23
23 I was 23 and a bit shaky,Moving with a lot of uncertainty;Hoping to find clarity; There were nights I felt lost;Working with my insomnia;And somehow, still getting lost in thought, Securing the bag;Finding love in the things that mattered;Making a name for myself, That’s part of what kept me up at night;Seeking the individual,Trying … Continue reading 23
Oganga Mangiti 