Lifestyle & Travel
Dear Formaldehyde, Can I call you that? This morning you made me feel like disappearing. Your ceaseless staring was not a compliment. You see, it stops being that when you, unsmiling and more castle than cottage in stature, choose to permanently fix your gaze on a stranger and not turn away. Not once. I am… Continue reading An Open Letter to the Creepy Man on My Commute This Morning
I really do love Mondays. A lot of people find it weird and ask me "why?" but why not? Monday is the beginning of a new week which signifies new possibilities and new opportunities. I probably sound overly optimistic but it's true. If you're not so positively inclined and everything is doom and gloom then… Continue reading I Love Mondays
"When the stallion of loneliness rides over you And the scream of despair swallows hope Take the armour of humility in your left hand And sword of tears in your right hand And be wary of your ego And careful of the hidden revenge And when you migrate in darkness Take shelter under the torch… Continue reading When Your Parents Stay Winning, It Is Easy to Feel Like You’re Losing
Some women are half empty vessels, allowing any man to dilute and fill them. Unaware that they can never be safe in his unsteady palms. He will spill you both. ©Assumpta Ozua 2016 Last night I watched How To Die of a Broken Heart by Femi Martin. Ever since Femi mentioned this project on Facebook about… Continue reading How To Die of a Broken Heart
Earlier today, I had a 20 minute conversation with a really lovely lady who I [sadly] only see and speak to sporadically, at any length. The sweet lady in question periodically reminds me of what is right with the world – but that is a discussion for another time. In the middle of a busy… Continue reading The Problem With Looking Expensive
I am always creating. In my head mostly – often physically with my hands too. Frequently, I want to write a blog post (plus stories and poems) but tell myself that I don't know what to write about. That's a lie. If anything, I have too many things to write about but either fear, laziness or… Continue reading Listen To Hear, Not To Respond
Somewhere between wake and sleep sleep and wake I led impatient ink to a patient page and penned this insomniacs poem. Whilst my house sat still on its ageing plot and all within slept silently blissfully unaware of my night terrors, I stared boldly into the quasi darkness of my room choked by unnecessary worldly… Continue reading In The Midnight Hour
“later that night i held an atlas in my lap ran my fingers across the whole world and whispered where does it hurt? it answered everywhere everywhere everywhere.” - Warsan Shire Recently I was asked by a new found friend if happiness is a mindset; you either have it or you don't? I paused for… Continue reading The Happiness Mindset
In case you missed my previous post, it was my birthday last week! Normal life is slowly resuming but I’m still on a birthday high – it is Leo season after all. When asked what I wanted to do for my birthday, I had a few of ideas. One thing I was certain of was… Continue reading Compare and Contrast
Me Today You Tomorrow 