I have left pieces of myself All over this city With all sorts of people: A water bottle in the bathroom of Kirstenbosch gardens A Tupperware in the back of an Uber An earring under someone's bed. In return I have collected pieces of other people Sometimes intentionally, a trade of sorts And sometimes not … Continue reading Mementos
Life
Douwe Egberts
I can’t stop thinking about The jar of Douwe Egberts in my kitchen cupboard. I can’t stop thinking about my patient’s brother. And how his eyes filled with tears as he told me about his first cup of coffee. Douwe Egberts he said (He prefers Jacobs now but that was the best cup of coffee … Continue reading Douwe Egberts
The beach before 9am
The beach is deserted apart from a man with his three daughters. Well I assume they are his daughters. Mya, Georgie and a third one whose name has not been spoken yet. The girls are a handful. All under six, or seven at most. They are looking for sea glass. And debating whether the fruits … Continue reading The beach before 9am
If this was 1692 my friends and I would be burned at the stake for witchcraft
And thank God for that. We are doing this life right. All wild and willful and wholly independent Healers and helpers and forward thinkers ... We are doing this life right Childless. Chainless. Charmed. Healers and helpers and forward thinkers Refusing to walk on our knees repenting … Childless. Chainless. Charmed. Defiant. Deviant. Depraved. Divine. … Continue reading If this was 1692 my friends and I would be burned at the stake for witchcraft
If I was a praying woman
I'd pray for A pair of jeans that always fit / A little relief on the interest rates / Clarity on my career choices - reassurance that I chose well / A one way ticket to 2019 / A 2020-do-over / Forgiveness for the unforgivable / The ability to forgive myself / A good future … Continue reading If I was a praying woman
the word god is just a noise.
What should we call the particular shade of blue the sky turns at very last light? Or the moment you meet a stranger but feel deeply that you have known them before? Why do female turtles return to the exact same beach they were hatched on to lay their own eggs? How do they know … Continue reading the word god is just a noise.
Warrior
I’ve been feeling like a stranger in my body of lateLike my bones don’t fit quite rightMy left hip seems determined to work against meI have grazes on both palmsBruises the length of my thighThree stitches in my foreheadAll different versions of this vesselNot cooperating as she usually doesOut of sync and sorts and iron … Continue reading Warrior
I see God in the underside of Starlings’ wings
I still don't know how to fold a fitted sheet or how to wire a plug. If my tyre goes flat I will be calling road-side assist. I am thirty one and I think I have forgotten how to pray. I still get lost in malls and have to ask my mom how to remove … Continue reading I see God in the underside of Starlings’ wings
Random thoughts lately
Are the things I believe about my life and the world things I truly believe; or are they just versions of the truth that I have been told by other people - my parents, social media, society? There are so many opinions I held as a younger person that I horrify me today. Beliefs about … Continue reading Random thoughts lately
Capital Expenditure Deductions
I just want to sit here with the sun rosy-ing my cheeks and the wind wreaking havoc with my hairI want to climb every mountain in sightI want to swim in the ocean until my fingers turn whiteI want to swim all the way to the Ligurian Sea and back againI don’t want to read … Continue reading Capital Expenditure Deductions
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