Tag: Birthday
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Mhla siwelela kwelolizwe zukhumbule oku/ 5 anecdotes of love
1. To you, “let’s move in together” is an unknown declaration of love. Unknown, to the other party that is. A statement of faith to jump head first, both sweaty palms and bright-eyed wonder into the abyss, trusting to happen upon that which is glorious. Or it is to say, here, this is the passage…
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For Liz: the dream and the hope of the slave
We met at the nascent of womanhood, Our girl shells fracturing to make room for our forming Toffee-nosed early 20 somethings walking tall like we had clocked this life thing Our ostentatious lives serving as tell-tales of our jutting. The reality of adulthood soon washed over, Our days drowning in scorn at the feeling of…
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On 31: Steeped in hope
I turned 31 over a week ago and man, what a trip! My 30th year was a dramatic dramatic journey as we all know (here and here for a preview). For me, 2022 has been a year of resolution. As Zora Neale Hurston says, “There are years that ask questions and years that answer”. This…
TheStoryOfMyBecoming 