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Depression and Birthdays

Birthdays, the one day a person generally feels good about themselves. From being spoiled with gifts, to receiving nice compliments, you literally feel like you would burst with…

Train Ride

Slicing cabbages on the kitchen counter, Sefunmi’s subconscious boards a train – “The Reverie” A cartoon or should we say an anime character, comes into view yelling ”…

Love

Everyone certainly has their opinion on what love is. Some say it’s a feeling, others say it’s a lifestyle. Well, let’s take a tour of what some individuals…

Being Still

I heard a story onceOf the rebirth of an eagleA story once toldTo teach the transforming strengthOf the determination to live The eagle grows oldLives on a mountain…

After the flood

“There’s is nothing but the water… “Said raven to dove“I flew for miles and back. No luck. “Dove sighed and went off on her own quest. She looked…

DEAR L (1)

Dear L,  I’m speaking to you in all the tongues I know how,  Do you not hear the plea etched beneath my voice when I moan?  What else…

5 Simple Ways to Appreciate People

Everyone loves to feel appreciated. It makes people feel valued and raises their mood. We all have busy lives but that does not mean we should not take…

Yearning

I was always ten feet behind you from the start. Didn’t know you were gone, until you said so. I had the rebirth of a pain long forgotten…

Rebirth

She was ignored,Their whispers and jeers tore her apart.Life threw stones at her;She fell and was broken.Their words snuffed life out of her,Slowly, her self image died. And…

New Old Life

We used to seek rebirth In voyages to discover new lands In deafening silence, enough to rival the noise in a convent In our hearts, because we thought…