A week to my discharge from the hospital, I was alone, sitting upright reading a book, when a woman entered my room. She looked somewhat familiar, I wasn’t sure if I had met her before [...]
Oct 202011
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Oct 182011
He held my hand in a tight grip. He was looking down, as if he was trying to pick the right words to say, and then he said, ‘Let’s do it.’ His voice was seductive, [...]
Oct 212010
He opened his eyes in surprise and upon seeing the weapons pointed at him, tried to invoke his great ability. The soldiers stood some distance away from him, petrified of exploding to human bits and [...]
Oct 112010
It was the dead of night. The sun had since set, taking the day with it. She hated the darkness because she had an inexplicable fear of the dark. She was sitting at the only [...]
Aug 212010
There are two tragedies in life, one is to lose your heart’s desire, and the other is to gain it- George Bernard Shaw There are staggeringly few situations where I would be called genius and [...]
Aug 112010
It was raining outside…the constant drone on the zinc roof accompanied with the claps of thunder that shook the very walls of my house jerked me out of my light doze. I looked to the [...]
Jul 222010
***before y’all start reading i beg in advance for forgiveness because of the length of this one, i needed to fit in as much info as possible and it could not be any shorter, its [...]
Jul 082010
My alarm woke me up and I reached for it in the blinding darkness. The curtains were shut tight; my room was almost as dark as a tomb… knocked my car keys off the bedside [...]
Jun 212010
I was awake long before I opened my eyes; I knew I was alone here; I hung my head low, gauging the sounds around me. There was nothing, I let out my breath slowly and [...]
Jun 142010
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Jun 042010
You were the first child of your mother, the only child and she called you ima mi…her heart, your first memories are of her hugging you tight, kissing your wet cheeks as you cried. Her [...]
Jun 012010
The room is silent now except for Tutu’s soft snore…I close my eyes for an instance, thinking of the bed in my dorm and a hot meal. Then I heard the sounds of approaching footsteps against the concrete floor. We were all awake again. The heavy metal door opened and one of the guards glanced inside as if to be sure we were still there. He pointed at me,
May 192010
I walked alone from the river with the calabash on my head, trudging slowly home. She said she needed the water urgently, come back quickly she said. Did she think I was as strong as [...]
May 112010
I am as I am No pretense no illusion I have loved no one more than thee, do you know that? My hearts unfaltering devotion to you and only you Speaks louder than any convoluted [...]