THE ONE WHO LEFT ME EMPTY It was in trying to get over her,That we really stopped writing; We became scared of our own vulnerability;And the words stopped becoming a vessel to express all that we felt; It was through her,That we really broke, We lost bits of ourselves because of her;And we lost all … Continue reading THE ONE WHO LEFT ME EMPTY
Reflections
DID YOU FEEL IT TOO?
DID YOU FEEL IT TOO? I don’t know when exactly it happened,But we got to a point,Where we stopped feeling what we wrote;The words became devoid of emotions,And it felt like we stopped searching for ways to express,All that we felt; Did you feel it too?When these words stopped carrying emotion;When the words became items … Continue reading DID YOU FEEL IT TOO?
LETTERS TO OLUDHE (61)
LETTERS TO OLUDHE Along the way,As we lived this life,And attempted to heal our broken heart,We began fighting our emotions,And all that we felt;We had wanted to move on with nonchalance;But in doing this;We lost the beauty of feeling all that we felt;And that’s how I somehow lost bits of me;While trying to get over … Continue reading LETTERS TO OLUDHE (61)
THE REASON WE NOW WRITE
THE REASON WE NOW WRITE One day,All we’ll have are the words;And the memories that those words inspired; I think this is why we will keep writing;To always remember how and what we felt;And across lifetimes, I would want to always remember. TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART LOVE & PAIN
SEEKING ACCEPTANCE
SEEKING ACCEPTANCE What scares me,And hurts me,Is how much I’ll crave and miss you,Once you are gone;And once you can no longer be mine. TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART LOVE & PAIN
HOLLOW
HOLLOW It was a hollowness,Like nothing we had felt before; But we allowed it to stay,And make a home of us; We gave it space and shelter,And hoped this way, we would find respite; I think this is what loss is;It has to be felt and addressed. TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART LOVE & PAIN
LETTERS TO OLUDHE (58)
LETTERS TO OLUDHE We find love,It changes us,And then we lose it;Grief visits;We start grieving,And maybe just stay grieving for the rest of our lives;It’s the extremities and the little hope in between;That make these cycles bearable;I just hope,That no matter how far we go into the abyss,The times that our souls feel crashed and … Continue reading LETTERS TO OLUDHE (58)
A YEAR OLDER; A LUCKY YEAR LOST; BUT WE MUST NEVER STOP NOR SETTLE
A YEAR OLDER; A LUCKY YEAR LOST; BUT WE MUST NEVER STOP NOR SETTLE Writing about 25,Will always be hard; 25 was our lucky number;But nothing that happened at 25 was lucky; We finally graduated,Dabbed a bit on work-life balance; But it was never enough,We always expected more; We lost our grandma and a bunch … Continue reading A YEAR OLDER; A LUCKY YEAR LOST; BUT WE MUST NEVER STOP NOR SETTLE
NOTHING WAS THE SAME
“Nothing Was The Same,” is a piece about what remains after grieving and letting go of those who broke you. It’s about coming up for air after so long and realizing that everything has changed, including yourself and everything that you once put sentiment to. It’s about realizing that healing leaves you different from all … Continue reading NOTHING WAS THE SAME
TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART
TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART I think I really pushed myself,To finish the poems, letters and stories in that collection; I gave my heart and soul to that book;And most importantly; I gave parts of me I didn’t even know I had; Whether the collection will be widely read;Or it will only be consumed by … Continue reading TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART
Oganga Mangiti 