Lonely
I look behind me Drifted so far Don’t even remember how I got here So far from everything and everyone I know Was never my intention to drift out to sea Now Lord I ask you to come and get me I’m lonely.
Ninth Time
It took only nine times To realise you were never what I thought you to be The ninth time you came between my legs It appeared to me, like an epiphany As tears stream down to my ears I think to myself: “I was right”
I am a Woman and I am Scared
Blessing Olusegun. Sarah Everard. The thoughts that come to mind when I say their names… Horrible. Scary. Why her? Could it have been me? My blood runs cold because it could have been any one of us. I get scared all over again. As a woman, I have…
Melanin in this Skin
Do you know what it’s like to have melanin in your skin? To be degraded and labelled as “less than”? To be sidelined, bullied and harassed? For some people, these are not the first things that come to mind when we think about melanated skin. Most people…
CB: Giving Grace, Having Patience
Another session has passed and boy… This was one to process. I will always be an advocate of counselling and I am happy to spew all the benefits that come from it. But sometimes in order to get to higher places of enlightenment of oneself, you…
Church Hurt- Bible College Edition
How does one even begin? I’ll be honest, this has taken a good while to process and there is still a ways to go. But I’ve definitely come a long way. My relationship with church life has always been touch and go, not helped by my frequent…
Depress
Depression what a lonely concept Tears, others won’t understand Reasons, limitless Scrubbed out face Deserted place Forgotten, invisible Last in the race The concept of depression is lonely
If
If I knew That meeting you would change my heart If I knew That loving you would leave me with hidden scars If I knew That your touch would give me endless memories If I knew That our story would be a “How Not To Do It”…
Tick-Tock
I wish you would just do it Hit me Hit someone Give me a reason I’m waiting You’re going to do it You’ll lose your temper Just look into the mirror for long enough That’s all it’ll take I’m waiting Bit by bit…
Damaged First Love
Sitting here unamused Looking at this man in front of me Who are you? What’s your name? I don’t recognise you I see your features I hear your voice But I don’t know you Who are you? I can no longer smile when I see…