Tag: writing challenge
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Echo in flames
this song’s been singingin my heart since morningawakening the glow in everything I seedon’t know what the lyrics are trying to teach meand now this mysteryof a candle that seems to whisper namesonly I can hearthese flames, that refuse to be put out,are they a reflection or a test of my resilience? these names,why do…
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Seeing you again
seeing you again was such a delightalthough my initial reluctance to meet youwas colored by previous experienceswhere meeting old friendsfelt like resurrecting the deadwho were happier where they now belonged I did not expect much from our meetinglittle did I know great thingsoften begin without dramatic announcementsI knew from the chemistry in our first hug,chats,…
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Masked Masses
This week, I was honored to be chosen as Poet of the Week for this week’s Wea’ve Written Weekly hosted by David. Special thanks to Sally for nominating me. Here is my take on the prompt : the room heaves with my sighsits walls browning from the stewing solitudeas I listen harder pass the noise outsideI hear…
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a stream of pure talent
people reproduce themselvesin their worksand sometimes,possessions mirror something in their owners haven’t you noticedhow so much musicis filled with messages to haters?what was supposed to be a streamof pure talentfor us to draw layers of meaningshas become colored with the hate, bitterness, violence that’s been stewing during the rise tell me creative works are outletsfor…
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The one who returns
It’s Our Daythe last day of the semester for pupilsevery child carries a basket of food, drinks and smiles, dancing cheerfully and tugging at their parents’ dressheading to school my little sister watch them pass byshe’s told mom she won’t be goingwhich is so unlike herunlike the restI watch her, thinkingperhaps God is shielding her…
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Conflicts
I used to find it hard to relate with people after a heated argument. I thought of them as people who should be isolated, their way of thinking was hard for me to accept and I believed the best way forward was to have nothing to do with them henceforth. It took some time for…
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African blogging, Western and Eastern influences
People blog for various reasons. Money. Fame. An outlet for bottled feelings. Warm-up towards a writing career. And when people write, a lot influences the content. The nature of a person (introvert/extrovert) can influence the extent they are willing to go in sharing information. People’s experience in writing can also influence what they share and…
Diary of a Wanderer 