Tag "Heartbreak"
You CAN Lose What You Never Had
When I was a growing child, I had an image of what love was meant to be. It was what most kids saw when we watched our Disney cartoons –
I’M SORRY I BROKE YOUR HEART
I’ll be honest. I’ll be true. I’ll try to tell it as it is. But I fear that I will fail. We were getting serious, and it scared me. Being
THE OPEN LOVE LETTERS: Entry 5
Dear Trouble, When I first met you, I thought you were young and naïve. I thought you were a mistake. To me, you were the scratch to an itch. The
THE OPEN LOVE LETTERS: Entry 4
Dear You Every time I think about 2015 and I remember how my heart stayed shattered for all of that year, I find myself wondering for the umpteenth time how
BLEEDING HEART
I saw him even before he saw me. He was an ugly man by every standard – short, scrawny and as black as charcoal. I had no interest in him
Random Questions II
There are people who shrug off their breakup like it’s just another event in the life of a Nigerian. And then there are those who practically go through the valley
HOME
Together we sat Under a leaking roof Misery, I and a broken heart * Two moons and a quarter Through the clanging of bells And the period of the sleigh
People Always Leave
People always leave… I remember the words ever so clearly now from a TV show I watched a few years back. People always leave, she’d said. And I never really
YOUR POISON
You remember the first day you saw him; he had been wearing a blue shirt. It had been remarkable because it was your orientation week and you first-years had not
THE OPEN LOVE LETTERS: Entry 3
Dear You Last night was very hard. Actually, it wasn’t all of last night. I woke up by 2am to a night that was breathing peacefully. It felt like something
