16 Nov

You Don’t Know Me

You say you know me. You say my touch reminds you of the first rainfall after a cold and dry winter. But if you really knew me, you’d know that even the softest drizzle can turn into the harshest hail storm. Stone cold ice, leaving dents in everything it touches. You say you know...
09 Nov

Fallen Angel

I was an angel Now I have fallen Lost my way Separated from God Exiled from heaven Ready to be cast into hell Can’t you tell? I’m the reincarnation of Azazel The fallen angel There’s no being brought back from the dark Sins deeper than a black hole From the right hand up stairs...
09 Oct

28.09.16

Here comes a feeling I thought I’d forgotten wrapping itself around my waist filling the spaces between my toes each grain of it getting heavier and heavier like suffocating under sand making its way into the deepest corners of my being It’s words replaying in my head- pills caressing my palm growing more familiar...
09 Oct

Black Queen

This morning, on my daily walk to the nearby river, I saw Malome Thabo. Now, Malome Thabo is an old man who is always sitting under the same tree, shouting out things people do not understand. Everyone thinks he’s crazy but he doesn’t bother anyone so people usually just wave or giggle and go...