EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE You lived such a full and wholesome life;Multiple generations;Always adapting;But still staying consistent; It’s difficult;When people tell you to explain love;It’s varied things;It’s every day things, it’s everything that could last a lifetime. TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART LOVE & PAIN
Sad Nigger Hours
STAGES OF GRIEF: ACCEPTANCE
“Stages of Grief: Acceptance, is a piece I wrote a while back when my Dani died. It’s a piece that tries to dissociate from the pain of grieving, through appreciating some of the fond memories that defined parts of our relationship. It’s a small tribute to the woman I called my grandma.” STAGES OF GRIEF: … Continue reading STAGES OF GRIEF: ACCEPTANCE
MAYBES, AND PART OF US ONCE DOING THIS LIFE THING TOGETHER
MAYBES, AND PART OF US ONCE DOING THIS LIFE THING TOGETHER Maybe in a different life,The intimacy we once shared,The closeness we once had,And the love we once showed;Will find its way between you and I, But we won’t keep longing for it,As if beauty could only be found;In each other;We are releasing with grace; … Continue reading MAYBES, AND PART OF US ONCE DOING THIS LIFE THING TOGETHER
THE THINGS THAT NEVER WERE
THE THINGS THAT NEVER WERE Some pasts,Eventually become places we do not revisit anymore; Even after hurt has been addressed,And healing has graced us; I think what I struggled with for a long time,Was not being able to really let go; But we are learning to release all that could have been,And all that will … Continue reading THE THINGS THAT NEVER WERE
MY ONCE SPECIAL PERSON
“My Once Special Person, is a piece that addresses old hurt, and why it took so long to really heal and deal, with that hurt that came from loving someone, who you gave special bits of yourself to. It looks at some of the causes of the anger that remained, and the hurt that was … Continue reading MY ONCE SPECIAL PERSON
THE ONE WHO LEFT ME EMPTY
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
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)
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
IT IS NOW, JUST ME
IT IS NOW, JUST ME It took all of me,To find myself,After losing bits of me,When I lost you, I’ve learnt to make my peace,With the pain that had to be felt,And the loneliness,That came with it; I have learnt to reinvent myself;I think I will eventually be capable,Of loving someone else,After you. LOVE & … Continue reading IT IS NOW, JUST ME
Oganga Mangiti 