STILLNESS ?

I am

No, I am not
But again-wait,
I am..

That that I wouldn't be
That that I shouldn't be
That that I can't be..

But again,
I am..

That what I feared to be
That what I hoped to be
That what they warned not to be..

But again
I am..

I, the morsel, the nugget

I, the fortress, the anchor

No,
I,
the sun, the rain

No!
I am not!
No, I am not..

But again,

I am,
Human,
Me,
but still not free...

MY OATH TO A STRANGER I

I can swear by the heavens

That I know him

Well I think I do…

I can swear by my dreams

That he once visited

Or the many times interrupted my thoughts

Making me believe in dejavu

I can swear by my dictionary,

Excitement-

Created a whole set of meaning

A fall of my breasts up and down

A swing of my waist

To unheard tunes of the past

To newly found rhythms

I can swear by my heart

That it indeed-

Plunged back to the deep sea

Back to the flames of doted lust

Back to the valley of the unknown

Yes I swear

And hereby oath

That I know him

Or do I?

Pic Courtesy of Google

(to be continued)

"I am not my hair but it's a major part of me..."

Ever wonder why hair is as fragile as the heart
Ever wonder why a woman is her hair...

Ever wonder why you'd spend ages at the hair dresser
Ever wonder why you'll find solace in a pair of scissors...

Ever wonder why this-or-that went with the look
Ever wonder why dad shaved you bald at the age of one...

Ever wonder why you attached your hair to the letter
Ever wonder why all the men would give you a stare...

Well-
I wondered and I learned..

I learned that my hair was me
I still wonder why they say "akili ni nywele"...

I learned that change came from within
I still wonder why there was comfort in the pair of chop-chop-chops...

I learned that change is always achievable
But most of all-
I learned that "I am not my hair but it's a major part of me..."

Pic Courtesy of @thekasichana