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And, I wonder

Posted on October 15, 2014 by

The clock strikes 2 AM. I stand at the window watching a dust storm brew in your trail. I am thankful that you did not stay, because I wanted you lost. I must admit though I cannot help but conjecture … Continue reading →

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A Coastal Summer

Posted on May 18, 2014 by

an intense nocturnal downpour, thunder struck the neighbouring tree, my heart crumbled. i woke up in a far away land by a vast and murky sea, unable to smell salt or hear the water sing. pondering on the sweltering weather, … Continue reading →

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An April Haiku

Posted on April 5, 2014 by

change of seasons, even if you ignore it, like pain it demands to be felt.

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Relapse

Posted on April 1, 2014 by

not a relapse, an elephant’s memory that refuses to forget mean details.

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A Heart Map

there is a map in my heart, drawn in blood lines, and battlefield scars, traversed by rivers and roads that speak of soft dawns, and, an intense twilight. there is a map in my heart, that smells like the heat … Continue reading →

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Rainy Nairobi

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Nairobi’s been raining on me since dawn. The drizzle in my heart matches the rhythm of the one that falls outside. Ominous clouds still loom in the distance across the rows of electrical lines, and, over the tree tops. The … Continue reading →

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Déjà Vu

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

A slow, dark rain falls. Load shedding, candlelight, And, a bad cold aided by spiked sangria Make me nostalgic for another night in another land When a rainy spring night could make a lotus bloom. This is not a nostalgia … Continue reading →

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