Sometimes I wake up thinking of you/brings gut-wrenching pain/then irritation/ that you are still/on my mind It's been five months/since we parted company/these days I try to forget/my summer happened/ that you and I tried to build a home/based on our ideologies about radical love When I shrug you off/I remember/we had plans for you/to … Continue reading I write you out of my head
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 4,900 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 8 years to get … Continue reading 2012 in review
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I feel her crawl over and slowly start pushing the comforter away from my face. Discovering my shut eyes and limp arms she proceeds to poke at first my eyes, then my nose, and finally my fingers. She settles on my ring finger and grabs it firmly. She finally lowers her body next to my pillow still holding on to my ring finger. I watch her clementine-sized hand clasp my finger for dear life. She begins to make soft chewing sounds until her breathing evens out and her body goes completely still.
Musings of An African Woman 