He told me he would love me till death tears us apart Hold my hands even if the wrinkles make them look horrible Kiss my lips even if my teeth are missing Make breakfast in bed for me everyday And carry me to the car with the doors open Make me blush till blushing get […]
Poetry – A Perfect Guy
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Making Choices – Short Story
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He sat with his head bowed in the living room. The room was small, sparsely furnished with just three pictures hanging on the wall at corners of the house. The last rays of sunlight filtered into the house from the window and made patterns inside the house. The center table housed a vase of old […]
Zvimba Lilly – Poetry
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Zvimba is known for beautiful lilies, but you are the fairest of them all. Your oval face glitters like a diamond, Carefully cut by a master craftsman. Your milk skin, like an Arabian curtain, is the envy of the maidens of Bulawayo. The teeth behind your smile are perfect, and white like crystal seashells. Your […]
When a Boy Tells You He Loves You – Poetry
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When a boy tells you he loves you, It will sound like angels singing in unison. Like the gods in your womb, It will sound like scented praise. The words will fall on your ears, Like rain drops on dry land. Ignorance will rebirth you and because you’ve never had these words presenced to you on a plate […]
The First Time He Said He Loved Me- Short Story
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Love is complicated as we know it. One moment you feel connected to someone in ways that are incomprehensive. Your Universes become so intertwined you think it’s the same. You become one in spirit, soul, and mind that the only representation of what differentiates you is that you are two individuals with two separate pairs […]