IN HER THOUGHTS

"If Kim Kardashian can't escape this, then what chance do normal women have?" -Trevor Noah. One in three women worldwide has experienced some form of violence or harassment. Yesterday, a man touched my bum on a pavement in the heart of CBD! For the first time in years, I felt powerless. How can someone have that much entitlement over my body? The group walked away with a smack wide-grin-of-victory plastered on their faces.  I had two options, either confronting these men and probably getting assaulted or walking away. I walked away with disgust and resentment because it felt safer. "It's never their fault anyway, right. It is always how we dress, act or walk?" It is deeply disturbing that this pervasive behaviour against women is appropriated, it is somehow a "social norm". You cannot walk freely or interact online without your looks being judged, bullied or slut shamed. And when you react you are either "seeking attention or the angry black w

If i say i don't miss you i would be lying I hear your voice in a crowd calling for me Sometimes i think you are lost waiting to be found With open arms stretched out to give you a warm embrace Truly when a prodigal son returns, a father rejoices So will I... For that little time you have been anchored into my soul It's unfortunate God had other plans, a nd you had none Only if you acted more than you talked Maybe you would be right here with me I do miss you, the way you knew when something was wrong Or the acts of service I swear that was your love language And i loved it too I miss the goofiness and the way i laughed with no restraint nor shame I loved how i was when i was around you I'm grateful you made me experience this one of kind of love Somewhat close to normal from this world filled with greed and competition to show each other who cares less So if say i don't miss you i would be lying to myself

I need more time in a day, I have so many ideas and aha moments, I recently bought a diary, i jot them down one by one, That way they can last a lifetime, Hopefully manifest in the near future and not be engulfed by dust mites. I need more time in a day, To make a mark, to prove my worth, to establish my relevance, So many plans, so many dreams, I hope i will not make my gravesite an expensive site of unrealised dreams of BEING; A mother A writer An entrepreneur An explorer A storyteller A lover And some dreams i haven't realised yet. I really wish had more time in a day.