November Takeaways

This has been one tumultuous month for me, emotionally.

Moment #3: Only One

Moment #2: Tired

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A sick thought suddenly crosses my mind.
A vicious one.

Wisdom #33

“No matter how painful a moment may be, it’ll pass.

Moment #2: Tired

Moment #1: Facts

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As soon as she shut the door and locked it, she walked to one corner and sank to the floor. Head on her knees, she let the tears fall.

Addicts-Not-So-Anonymous

Hello.
My name is Nokuphila and I’m an addict.

Anti-Pick Up Lines

I came across these the other day, and I am sure everyone has had their fair share of rejection. But we women can be mean at times

He: Can I buy you a drink?

She: Actually, I’d rather have the money.

The Lost Soul

The aim was to love you.
Give you reasons to live.
Take whatever scared you and hold it deep inside.

One day… and then the next

People always say, “just take it one day at a time.”

There are tons of songs about this adage too. Taking it a day at a time. I’d never given it much thought, until I found myself in ground-breaking, earth shattering pain I couldn’t even begin to comprehend. I lost a very dear friend to cancer 13 months ago, who was re-diagnosed with spinal cancer after only 3 months of remission. Mind you, he put up a good fight, a good 5 years. 

Yellow Fields

Yellow fields
Stretching to what seemed to be the ends of the Earth.
We used to walk past these,
Every single day,
Hand in hand,
Musing, dreaming, building sand castles.