PinnedWeight strugglesThe year was 2006. I wore a blue dress with a bareback from Pep, our house help told me I’d get fat because I sweated a lot and then I…Jun 23, 20191Jun 23, 20191
Untitled 2020I’d be lying if I told you that things get better. Those feelings fade overnight, or you’ll cry and curse God for causing you so much pain…Sep 3, 2024Sep 3, 2024
Untitled 2017You have so much potential, you can achieve anything that you put your mind to. I have been told that so many times that I can sense when…Sep 3, 2024Sep 3, 2024
Do you remember?I’m writing this hoping that it’ll turn into a fully fledged blog because I haven’t written or published anything in months.Aug 30, 2024Aug 30, 2024
Rush..You know that rush you get when you meet someone new? That tingly feeling you get, that little heart flutter. Yes, my heart beats every…Apr 9, 20231Apr 9, 20231
You shouldn’t have called me that day in MayHave you ever met someone and thought to yourself that this one, this is the one that’s going to ruin my life? And you brace yourself for…Jan 24, 2023Jan 24, 2023
I am tired.The last couple of weeks have been heavy for me, really heavy. I can’t remember the last time I had to endure through so much sadness. And…Jan 19, 20231Jan 19, 20231
Love Letter #3I’ve had many love’s, a decent number, but none of them has been the love of my life because we aren’t together anymore. For some of them I…Jan 19, 20231Jan 19, 20231
Love Letter #2This is my first love letter to you and I am hoping it won’t be the last. I am writing this with tears in my eyes because my emotions are a…Jan 17, 2023Jan 17, 2023
When does it end?This year I learned that I can love again and I also learned that it doesn’t always last when you want it to and you could everything into…Dec 30, 20222Dec 30, 20222
I wish you were dead.It’s easier to lose someone to death than it is to lose them when they are still alive. It’s difficult because you know they are alive but…Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
Sad.I think our bodies grieve people before they leave, mine anyway because I don’t know what it’s like for the next person. I recently lost…Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
Is there more?I stayed in a relationship for so long and I’d always talk about how nobody has ever loved me so fiercely or I never connected to the…Oct 28, 2022Oct 28, 2022
10 African Books You Should ReadI have never done any sort of review because I can review books in a fancy way that writers usually do, I have always wanted to though…Aug 26, 2022Aug 26, 2022
Love Letter #1I’m writing this letter because I miss you but I won’t tell you that I do because where has that ever gotten us? I miss you like I always…Aug 19, 20222Aug 19, 20222
You’ll never find another meDo you search for me in other women? Do you hope that when you make a joke she’ll giggle the way I do? Do you see glimpses of me when you…Aug 12, 20222Aug 12, 20222
Love and the many ways that it can kill you.I have been talking and thinking about how if I got my heart broken again I would die. Maybe I am being a little dramatic but I don’t think…Aug 5, 20222Aug 5, 20222
My grief haunts my dreamsMy father's death is a recurring theme or subject in my blogs. Nothing has ever impacted me this much. I’ve been writing for as long as I…Feb 3, 20221Feb 3, 20221
Running towards your destruction.Maybe it boils down to something as fickle as attraction or the inherent need I choose to believe that human beings have, the need to run…Nov 8, 20211Nov 8, 20211