Prologue Long after the traders had gone and the lamps had died, the old market of Nkabom stirred again. Empty stalls whispered of pepper, fish, and palm oil but this night, they sold something else entirely. From the shadows came Corruption, Oppression followed, her footsteps heavy as a soldier’s boot. Injustice also trailed behind. Then […]
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1884 (arranged) This day is not a happy day. It is the funeral of my husband and I was not the only one crying. There were three other women, my rivals, also crying for Fo Atsu. It is a sad day indeed; you can hear the sad dirges that the market women are singing under
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Little little little little, Little Mary sat upon a pillar. The pillar, the pillar made her giggle, giggle and shiver, It it, It touched touched touched. It stroked, pressed, scraped, Cold slimy fingers, Yellowed teeth, Shadows bending over her, And then she split. “Pain pain pain pain” Drip dripping down between her legs. “Red red
They Eat Their Eggs Riddle Riddle They lay their eggs, and they eat them Who are they? They are selfish, they only thing they care about is their stomach No surprise they look pregnant with their protruding bellies Precious, promising eggs destined to hatch into beautiful chicks They’d rather eat these eggs with their side
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The poster on my therapist’s wall read, ‘maji yakimwagika, hayazoleki.’ Maybe it’s true that even though I was a blessing and a curse, a hero to some and a villain to others. I was true to myself and did what I would always do, choosing me. I used to pray to God for some of that Jada
Allow me to talk about him. The man I’m deeply in love with. If I had loved him any less, I might be able to talk about it more. He has the most beautiful eyes. My favorite part about him. They can break my heart and build it larger all at once. And they are
“She loves me, she loves me not,” “She loves me, she loves me not…” I softly speak these words while plucking the petals of a sulky red cosmos flower. I have watched people do this in the movies, and I tend to wonder why they question the state of their love. It’s said that the
But you know what they say, that transparency and honesty in a relationship goes a long way. Well I guess I failed to be fully open with you. How could I show you my dark side that I was not ready for the world to see? I was afraid of the names that I would
A bottle of Hennesey and an ashtray filled with a couple of cigarette butts sit beside me on the black maple coffee table. The ashtray, still warm, from burning my pain away… or so I thought. I mixed the trust with the pain, and it has fucked me up. Now how do I say goodbye
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I met you at Solfest. This was the day I learnt you loved Sol generation. Of course that was the reason you were here. But you liked Nvirii the most. You sang your heart out and screamed his name, I think he might have noticed you. We bumped into each other at the liquor spot
