Author Kuukua Yomekpe Love, Sexuality

Foolish

Last night I saw you After 8 days of not seeing you 8 days of wanting to run almost every day Last night when I saw you I couldn’t wait to kiss you Last night when I kissed you nothing else mattered I realized that running away would have been foolish

Author Kuukua Yomekpe Love, Sexuality

deliriously happy

I lie on my bed/legs up in the air/bent at the knees/feet moving in syncopated rhythm/toes wiggling/waiting for your text/wondering if the silence means/sleep has claimed you early I am a school girl/all over again/I giggle often/laugh uncontrollably/blush at the slightest mention/of our relationship/I am/full of life I smile with every text that comes through … Continue reading deliriously happy

Author Kuukua Yomekpe Sexuality, stories, writing prompt

Amakka–Part III

Read Part I here Read Part II here Read Part III below: “Since the movie is not until 7pm, I propose we get dinner first, she suggested. “Sure, what would you like to eat?” After about fifteen minutes of roaming the main strip of shops and restaurants in the center of town, we settled on … Continue reading Amakka–Part III

Author Kuukua Yomekpe Sexuality, stories

Stranger

I put the key in the door. All these thoughts vanished as I quietly pushed open the door. She lay curled up on the 3-cushion, well-loved, black leather couch I had inherited from Craigslist. Her spindle-curled locs lay scattered around her head, slightly concealing her face and caressing her cheeks. Both arms were folded at the elbow in a prayer pose, supporting her sleeping head. I had only seen pictures and images from our Skype conversations. I wished she would stir so I could see her beautiful face. Two suitcases stood guard over her sleeping body. Despite all admonitions to pack light, here she was with luggage to last her for a couple months instead of the one-week trial we had agreed upon.