As far as I was concerned, I was taking a long sabbatical from writing poetry and was gonna be completely focused on different types of continuous prose. However, poetry decided that it wasn’t done with me, and in the midst of my departure, poetry instructed me to engage, by sometimes literally waking me in theContinue reading ““Surviving Self-Awareness” IS A Thing!”
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THE KILLING WON’T STOP.
When a person strategizes on ways to kill and “kill”, the damage can be irreversible; our bodies can die or our will to live may die.
WHEN IT’S TIME TO GO, WE KNOW.
It is not worth the long-term effects on our physical, emotional, and mental health to remain in any space that does not serve us or that we are not serving them. We owe it to our today and the possibility of a tomorrow to remove ourselves so that we can give ourselves the love that we deserve
The POWER of Keeping your WORD.
Ultimately, many of us operate in such tunnel vision ways that we are incapable of seeing how our actions affect the other person.
PARENTING PIVOT: MOM! I AM AN ADULT.
Parenting, an emotionally rewarding and challenging task, entails a mix of unconditional love, introspection, self-awareness, honesty… The process requires constant adjustment, especially as children transition to adulthood, necessitating balance, respect for new boundaries, and room for evolution.
SHAME, ON YOU!
Those who use shame as a weapon are often very strategic at their shame-attempts to destroy you and will not stop until they see or feel that you are mentally decapitated.
“TRANSACTIONAL NECESSITY” – Take it or leave it!
All relationships do not require depth. Some are classified as an interaction to serve a purpose – to help you achieve that which you desire (temporary gratification or a long-term goal). It could be as simple as getting ice-cream at your favourite parlour or the one you have with your supervisor/boss/coworker. Once we understand whatContinue reading ““TRANSACTIONAL NECESSITY” – Take it or leave it!”
A MOVIE AND ME-TIME
I was in a public setting having a light-hearted chat with a friend of sorts and another person I just met. As most impromptu chats go, one topic led to the next, and we started chatting about movies. It was revealed that I had gone to see Equalizer 3 by my lonesome. Amid sharing my utterContinue reading “A MOVIE AND ME-TIME”
The Dangers of Forgiveness
Many solid-appearing relationships (platonic, romantic, etc.) are sustained by different motivations that do not require any depth or real considerations of forgiveness when things go awry. Then there are those relationships where there are regular emotional check-ins with private and public acts of respect. In these relationships, people hold themselves and their “relationship partners” accountableContinue reading “The Dangers of Forgiveness”
He is huMAN; let him cry!
I happened upon a snippet of a poem by T’Sleeveless on Instagram, called “Teach A Boy To Cry”. The few lines I heard caught my attention, so I went in search and found it in its entirety. The poem, so raw and beautifully executed, articulates what I have always argued to be how most menContinue reading “He is huMAN; let him cry!”
PARENTING, ADVOCACY AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN 