[tabby title="Poem"] knowledge came with the learningthat we were a patchwork of sorts,parts here, others outside us.wisdom came with the realizationthat time, immaterial as air,is made of more than one kind of essence.hard core holding us, like a riverhoming us,...
[tabby title="Poem"] When you've drank every dropthe Night offers,the sunrise will expose your experched on the duct of your tears. Your hangover spills all the teaof your shame-filled night.Tells the world how your exappeared more vividly in each sip.How her...
[tabby title="Poem"] The weather in JoburgSoft & insecureLike an acoustic guitarPlayed out of tune...Seductive love notesTwing-twang soundsSeducing the weatherman's wifeAbove the clouds Like a maiden's skirtHairs & heiresses undressed...Naked thoughts billowing in the skyPure fantasy Unsure-footedSafe & insecureLike a night...
[tabby title="Poem"] No dowry for broken hymensHymens break easily when raised in shaky homesGrandmother teachesOnce you wed and lie with man, blood is to remain on the sheets as a form of purityBut not all girls get the luxury of...
[tabby title="Poem"] The next breath, oh how it beckons,A fragile whisper amidst the wreckage.With shattered pieces, a heart once whole,I dare not breathe, I fear my soul will fold. The weight of pain, oh how it bears,A burden too heavy...