Tag: heartache
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Crumbs
You do the bare minimum,Nothing that is too exhaustive, Or gives too much away, Throw me the crumbs you can manage,And like a fool, I eat it up,Play into your hands,Feigning a meaningless apology,While you continue to ignore me,The very person you claim to love, Weaving a web you believe I will get trapped in,…
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Teenage Love
It’s hard to take a step back, when you’re seeing yourself through everyone’s eyes. The everlasting couple, never separating one without the other, The odd standard of longevity when in fact things weren’t what they seemed, They ooh and ahh over your love story, yet you can’t quite seem to understand what the rom com…
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I Thought Wrong…
I thought we were it. A love so familiar and comforting.Stable and supporting.I thought you would always be there,With me when we tell our love story to tell our children. I thought you would be my one and only. Endless memories and stories to share. I thought I would always have you. Youth, exuberance and…
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Why I Am No Longer Scared Of Starting Over
Change, they say is inevitable. People change, the seasons change, time is always changing…but why is it so hard to take the leap and make a massive change in our lives? We’re unhappy about things, but we’d much rather complain, but do nothing about it. Then there’s the debilitating fear of the unknown, of having…
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Addressing The Angry Black Girl In Me
Outspoken. Yes. Passionate. Yes. Opinionated. 100%. Sensitive. That too. Negative? I’ve been called worse. Like most people, I’ll fully admit to being complicated and multifaceted. As much as I can be a social butterfly, I tend to keep new people at a distance and not let them know the true me- call it protectionism. I…
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Why I Am No Longer Ashamed of Being A Divorcee
I realise upon writing this blog post, that the title might come as a shock to some of my close friends and some family members- that’s mainly because it’s been one of the biggest secrets I have held on to in my life. I wish I could say it wasn’t a highly kept secret or…
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