Vivre la vie

“Teach us to make the most of our time, so that we may grow in wisdom.” It is said that old is gold. Yes, old is incomparably priceless and inconceivably graceful. Quite frankly though, despite its glee and glam, old is oftentimes seen as bleak and weak – lacking the iridescent sparkle of life compared […]

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Every Battle Has Casualties

We are in a battle,A bitter battle,Fighting visible foes,And invisible foes,Even if we do not see it,Yet we have to fight it,In some battles, we end up winning,For some, we give away the privilege of winning,And the enemy goes home happy,As we go home unhappy 😞,So we count our losses,And sneer at the crosses,But wait […]

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We Owe Each Other Something

When sufficiently disappointmentAnd we come to a conclusionConclusion that we cannot take it anymoreWe have made statementsStatements that felt therapeuticYet when we sit self down in a meetingWe realise the pain overtook the tongueAnd ranted verbal diarrhoeaIn anger, you can say you owe no one anythingThat you don’t care what other people think of youBut […]

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A Good Laughter

Image source: iStock Good things taste nice. Like a bite of a warm chocolate chip cookie that tastes great! Or a peal of good laughter with friends after a long, hectic, and tiresome day. Well, it’s not the laugh you make with mama mboga over the tightening state of affairs in the country, about everything […]

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