Zapiro & Juju (Mail & Guardian)
(Originally published in the Mail & Guardian in April 2010, after the Zapiro cartoon and Muhammed (PBUH) cartoon in South Africa)
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Postmortem
You gutted me out like a fish,not-quite-dead.
For You
Theres many twists and turns in the pathmany desperate things in the darktoo little love on too many lipstoo many storms in too little seas Don’t hate yourself for what fatecloaksin different disguises There are many twists and turns in the darkmany desperate thoughts on the path but the bend […]
Gun Shots
It’s over every time,and each time, there’s a flutter of being absolutely terrified a hovering,a circling,a tentativenod, and then… bham! you hit me again and it’s over. (image:http://bit.ly/11tifvM)
Finding Common Ground (O, the Oprah Magazine)
(Originally published in O, the Oprah magazine, January 2010)
Sitting and waiting
Its like sitting on iceWaiting for it to crack. I know it will crack.But still I sit there. And wait to drown. And perhaps, perhaps then,relief will come.
The Colour Purple
My cool purple long sleeve top that I got half price that I’ve been wearing for the past four days non stop makes me happy. It’s cool and comfy and I feel hot in it. Hot as in awesome not hot as in heated because it’s winter. I love my […]
Late night thought.
I want someone to keep me warm.
The Love Laws
A friend of mine who I said goodbye to today told me an interesting thing: In life, you will have three great loves: One you will hate One you will lose And one you will spend the rest of your life with (image:http://bit.ly/wRKfvH)
The Future
1am: Emotions are moist thoughtsslippery, wet, saltyThick with fearand uncertainty (The way everyone feels about their future) Except for one sunny morning, when everything feelssure Fear tastes like steel railing at bus stops,where woman sweat into the folds of their yellow dresses(bought on sale)and sway to the beat of a […]
