My heart swelled with a sea of tears, The memories were still fresh. The guilt threatened my sanity, Even now as I seat, pondering on my ordeal, The agony of her demise. The images were blur as I recall, The trees danced back and forth in the nights wind. Laying in bed, my arms wrapped […]
Poetry – Her Mother’s Hope
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Short story- Horizon of Hope
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Looking beyond the horizon The truth is far from sight The reality is yet to beam its light Hope floating and flying like kites Our people are still yet to get insight Realities are been neglected and dumped in sites Lo! The situation weakens me to the marrow Until our future shines like a blooming […]
Poetry- How beautiful feels
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I think of you as a goddess Sculpted with smoothest of clay, Blend of utter perfection, A gleaming Aphrodite, So deep – so sheen. Sui generis, arcane, As all beautiful things should be My illusions have woven Intricately in your reality; On either sides, to hide from the desire of you is impossible. I adore […]
Short story – Undesirable
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‘Why?’ Gloria asked Dave, her ex-boyfriend now. They had been dating for over two months until she caught him passionately smooching her course mate in a dark corner at night. The girl was fair-skinned, sharp small eyes that looked captivating, high pitched voice (unlike hers that sounded gruff) and curvy. ‘I just got excited over […]
A Paradise too far – Short Story
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The joy of the poor is to dream. It transcends them from a world where kernel is a delicacy to one where meat is a snack. Their somnolent eyes closed, it builds them a castle they wish not to return from, giving them hope in the odd hours of the night or on a hot […]
What If Dreams Could Be Requested For?
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“I want a dream” Once Upon a Purple Pill is a 40-paged fictitious novel that begs the question, “what if it was possible to request for a dream?” The story is narrated from an omniscient point of view, with backdrop of the slums of Jamaica gleaned from the lingo used which is understandable, yet curious. It tells […]