Author Kuukua Yomekpe Love, Sexuality

On My Mind

I wake with you on my mind I wait impatiently for you to wake so we can start talking all over again I check my phone in case for once you are the early bird The first text will no doubt put a smile on my face I will come when I least expect To … Continue reading On My Mind

Author Kuukua Yomekpe Love, Sexuality

Foolish

Last night I saw you After 8 days of not seeing you 8 days of wanting to run 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 grief, reflections

How I Have Been The Last Five Months

I have been stalling writing a personal blog entry for almost 5 months. I have been writing (as my contributions on other sites can attest to); I just haven’t written anything personal for the blog in a long time. Today, I had a mini break down, just with sobs and hiccups, not a my-life-is-over kind of break-down. I was listening to Christmas music and as sometimes music will do, it crept up on me and I found myself sobbing from someplace deep inside. It caught me off-guard and left me feeling totally comatose. Like I had been ambushed.

Author Kuukua Yomekpe Love, stories

Separation Anxiety

I agreed reluctantly to a break Afraid I would learn to love my independence all over again Wake up from my “single” honeymoon wondering what the fuck I was doing in a relationship to begin with   I acquiesced to a break All the while nervous I would enjoy having my space back That I … Continue reading Separation Anxiety

Author Kuukua Yomekpe stories

Marigot In Madagascar

To restore her usual confident self, she returned to her habitual shopping spree and sampling of men. She went on dates. She had men doing her bidding yet, she felt empty. She broke off engagements. She lived her life this way attempting to forget that she could be, and was attracted to women. She still found herself plagued by memories of what could have been with Veya. She knew she needed to let that go and move on with her life, and she knew just the cure for that! A vacation! She would go to Giselle’s in Madagascar! Giselle had been inviting her since they both graduated from college and Giselle left the US to return to her island. She called Giselle up and arranged a visit.