Green skies

Maybe I’m addicted to the highs, The head rush, the slurred speech, The funny accent, loud music and fine women dressed in short skirts or tight jeans, The drama, sound of music amplified a thousand times over, I’m back at my favourite club, it’s that time of the month when I can afford a few, […]

The Gloved Titan: a boxers story

Maybe it’s the thrill of the crowd, The mad applause at the sight of brains getting bashed, Adrenaline pumping through the body like a bomb ready to detonate, Even crazier is the thought of tearing up your opponent, Across the mat it doesn’t matter if they over weigh you, Nothing in life is ever easy, […]

Monday Blues: Starting Over For Dummies

We are always on a journey, Trying to find ourselves, Fix our flaws, Isn’t that why we make new year resolutions? Sometimes when we’re at our lowest, We start looking for ways to live with our inabilities, Learning how to deal with life, Emotions, work, relationships. It’s scary to imagine that being a loner is […]

Fatuma’s Gift

They say every child is a gift, But my birth was a curse, Took the life of the woman who gave me one, What is this I’ve become, less than the man my mama would have wished, Addicted to drugs and the fast life, Living without worry and care, When it’s not the liquor it’s […]

Trapped In The City

I’ve always been running downhill all my life, Too scared to enjoy the flight even for the fleeting moment it lasts. Always taking the easy way out, Too afraid to pick a fight, Some call me weak, most think of it but don’t say it out loud, Always had that effect on people, Making them […]

Broken Chandeliers

I’m on the edge, Beneath me 6ft of desperation, My girl is gone and this time she swears it’s forever. We’ve been down this road too many times before, It always ends the same, She’s crying alone in bed, Wondering how something so good turned so bad so fast, The pills won’t take away her […]