Stories & POEMS

A Thousand Words

The Genesis

The Genesis

Perfection was never meant to be defined in a moment,A moment in time against human expectations,For as from time in time to timeEverything that never was now is, and some still to be,Even trinity took six counts of creationbefore they manifested their own image,Dust...

Identity

Identity

Have you ever felt as though you were lostAs if you have been looking for yourself,As if you are not yourself, Like an innocent bystander for the script that is your life,Watching yourself evolve but not exactly allowing yourself to be, Like a child holding a compass,...

This one is for the fake friends

This one is for the fake friends

Have you ever had your phone hand youA package of neatly wrapped blue ticks?When you look at your contact list,All you see are strangers and temporary smiles instead of friends.When loneliness seems to be the only person answering your messages in a group full of...

And so it began

And so it began

February 14th, 2020Streets littered with fresh roses; restaurants pregnant with salesShop windows bleeding red, the air polluted with soundsAbuzz with slurred sweet nothings from lovers’ lipsHer…Willing to trade her body like a merchantTurning from virgin to open...

Addicts

Addicts

Our lives have become "Cocaine Addicts" of some sort,Addicted to the internet.Let us call ourselves Data-Sucking Vampires,Addicted to the text,Eyes always glued to the screen,Our generation can only be identified by the term."Phone Zombies"Welcome to the Techno...

Hope Springs

Hope Springs

Summer cameThen winter arrived soon after,You thought you might die but somehow you survived,Then autumn came and reminded you of all the things you needed to shed,Confused by this cycle of evolving and growing Like a seed you mourned as you surrendered yourself to...

Breathe

Breathe

Summer cameThen winter arrived soon after,You thought you might die but somehow you survived,Then autumn came and reminded you of all the things you needed to shed,Confused by this cycle of evolving and growing Like a seed you mourned as you surrendered yourself to...

Second chances

Second chances

It was winter,The night was gloomy and dim,Netflix and comfort eating,Heartbreak and soul seeking, Tears flooded on the pillows of the bed Pain in her heart strings  Tight chest restricting inward breath & ability to swallow, God help her, she's knee deep in...

Where I come from

Where I come from

Where I come fromWe’ve normalized the fragrance of burst sewage pipesThe children here know better than use running tap water amatope/mahumbweThey take frog like leaps into the trenches, skins brittle and flakedAnd yet when they jump out their tiny hands and feet are...