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 reflections

5 WEEKS TO THE HOUR

It's been 5 weeks to the hour Most Mondays I feel Lethargic all day Headaches and body aches I can't explain I can't sleep most Mondays Because I don't want to Wake to that fateful call I don't want to come collect your Limp body from the third hospital That did not have a bed … Continue reading 5 WEEKS TO THE HOUR

Author Kuukua Yomekpe reflections

Love Me Tender

You give hugs, make room for bisous on the cheek, administer kisses on the back of white hands, give warm and enthusiastic ‘good mornings’ to the friends I have brought to visit Ghana. You ask fondly about high school friends you “approved” of. You tell those I bring home, “I love and Bless you!” To me, you say “ayeekoo” when it suits you. You don’t apologize for disliking some of my friends even as you embrace others. You don’t ask after my painful moments; you just assume life goes on so I should too, and fast.

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