Her exclusive sorrowful expression had been the norm for all reflections in her modest apartment. Every mirror, window,glass,water, cutlery had gotten quite familiar with it. The face of pain, an arching of the heart, a bleeding of her soul seemed glued permanently behind closed doors. With every memory,far and recent, she sank into the dark of …
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Good vibes and… Inshallah!
She had that Monalisa kind of effect. That sunshine smile in an otherwise dump day. That twinkle starlight in the eyes of a happy child .Yes, she had that effect. She could charm her way through heaven it seemed,no, out of hell perhaps . She had on a professional dress; gray, sleeveless and shy above …
OMIN! LET THE TEARS DROP
It smelt fresh,quite refreshing if you ask me. The smell of fresh air is underated. It doesn’t get enough credit as it should. It’s like that freshness you see in a freshman,or after you wash your face right after you get up. It opens you up to new senses and sensations,like pores opening up to …
Insomnia
Am half sat,half laid on my bed wondering why Kenya Power has decided to retire me forcefully to bed this early. This darkness is thicker than Vera’s arse but the way. I can’t see a thing but I can hear plenty. Besides me is my rib,laid peacefully oblivious; oblivious of the fact that this darkness, …
Everything
I thought she was a mermaid the first time I laid eyes on her. She was partly immersed in the water and all I could see was her waist up. She was a beauty. No, she was more than beautiful. She had that devilish beauty that led Adam astray, that which has fallen great men …
The Love that wasn’t
I thought she was a mermaid the first time I laid eyes on her. She was partly immersed in the water and all I could see was her waist up. She was a beauty. No, she was more than beautiful. She had that devilish beauty that led Adam astray, that which has fallen great men …
21st Century Marriage
This new age, the 21st century marriage Is a bitter-sweet tale of lots of baggage, A man and a woman in it shall one join, With vows of promise to be said in vain, Till death do us part in sickness and health, (In truth, not in porverty but only in wealth), Marriage is now …
Honeymoon dia-poem series(full 1-5)
1 I awaken to open my eyes to a new day, The way a day begins with a new dawn, My first steps into my new love sashay, Am happy like a child seen a birthday clown I smile at the image staring from the mirror, My reflection, the face of radiance and gaiety, Last …
Honeymoon dia-poem 3
3 Oh! How bright is today? How clear now is my way? My mind is refreshed, my thoughts know not of Faith, My poetry is new, my rhymes are not meant for Fay, My songs are melodious, my love and feelings are gay My Love calls out to me, ‘Breakfast is served Honey’, I rush …
Honeymoon Dia-poem 2(2 of 5)
I wipe my face with a white napkin as I return to bed, White presenting the innocent purity of our matrimony, Scattered roses portraying colorful vows that we said, We embrace to kiss, and ‘I love you’ comes in harmony The kiss reminds us the taste of how sweet love is, Of the story that …
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