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Relocating From The City To Rurals
It’s a rainy and cold early morning. It’s still dawn, and by six o’clock, I have to catch a bus to my grandparents’ house on the deep side of KwaZulu-Natal. By 5:45, my auntie had accompanied me to the bus stop. Our goodbyes were not so good because her last words were mainly about the…
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The Choices We Make
Image Source: Pexels- Ann H. Choices are the decisions that we make every day, every moment, big or small, that shape our lives and experiences. These significant choices help us to reflect our goals, desires, and values. Some say we don’t have any control over our life and future, but the truth is that our…
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Rinse, Repeat, Rise
Like Taylor Swift once said, “This might be hard for you to hear. In your life, you will inevitably misspeak, trust the wrong person, underreact, overreact, hurt the people who didn’t deserve it, overthink, not think at all, self-sabotage, create a reality where only your experiences exist, ruin perfectly good moments for you and others,…
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Poetry- The River And The Stone
And the water whispered to the stone,asking it to move.And the stone simply stared frozenand betrayed, and turned its shoulder coldto the rapid’s roar. And on it went for many months, the water babbledlouder.And the stone still refused to speakor leave.And smaller the stone became, belittledby the water. And now a tiny pebble beneaththe water’s…
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Poetry- I Think You’re The One
Just when I thought you couldn’t get any better, you took my breath away when I saw you the very first time. You constantly keep me on my toes, guessing your next move. Yeah, I think this might be the one! One day, on a snowy December Night, you will get down on one knee…
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Poetry- In Your Hands
You took my heart As you were meant to, This pain is but a mild one My heart is now yours Yours to keep I never needed it. Wherever you go Please take care, These thoughts are yours Yours to keep Yours to always remember If you wish Please find me once again. In your…
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Summer Heat
The smell of the salty ocean, the cool breeze, and the warmth of the sun on my skin is what summer is all about. Spending long summer days at the beach has been my favorite thing ever since I was younger, and since I grew up in Florida, I’ve never known summers to be any…
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Poetry- Lola
The meeting starts, conversation flows When suddenly! I hear a cry Turning my head, I look down Two big black eyes and pinned-back ears Waiting Patiently! With eyes as wide as Puss in Boots She lets out another cry You cannot dispute Pushing back my chair She jumps right up Now she’s a member, too!…
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Sights Of Savannah In One Weekend
Savannah has been the backdrop of movies like Forest Gump, Gemini Man, Baywatch, and 2019’s Lady and the Tramp, to name a few. Without a doubt, it is one of the most unique cities in the south, from its unique charm and beauty, decadent cuisine, and stunning architecture boasting of complex history. Maybe it is…
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Criminal Justice
Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. Criminal Justice is the system in which criminals are identified by their crimes,…
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Fleeting Eternity
She had arrived by morning flight to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport from Dublin that day in February, while he had taken a short transit through Berlin before taking a ride by a high-speed train to travel to Paris. Orla was super excited to explore the city of her dreams, which she had heard so…
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Poetry- Unrequited
I think of you as the wind rattles bare branches And snow crunches under my heels Each of my breaths are little deaths When an animal speaks, it is an owl, hooting Or coyotes howling While I exhale my expectations and joy Thinking of you is like tasting something burnt Or biting a lemon Like…
