love – Becoming The Muse

Of My Selfish Love

29 Jun 202029 Jun 2020

being loved by a writer; Dear Muse; When I say I'm in love with you,I mean I am selfishly in love with youI love myself through you.I love seeing myself…

Of Jah Prayzah’s Munyaradzi lyrics And Translation

29 May 202029 May 2020

Munyaradzi is the 9th track on Jah Prayzah’s recently launched album Hokoyo. Munyaradzi means someone who soothes and comforts. This song is the beautiful and sad story of two lovers…

Defining Moments

Of Girls Like You and Guys Like Me

6 Apr 20206 Apr 2020

I wrote you a very long letter on a midnight-blue themed writing pad sprinkled with stars using a scented gel ink pen I wrote my heart out and sealed it…

Of The Boomerang Affair

17 Mar 202015 Mar 2020

A Guest Story by Berina Ogega Bomerang Affair The floor was colder than usual. I turned away from the wall and moved closer to my husband. I could not reach…

Awards and Challenges…

Of The Best Album Of The Year #BOTY2019

6 Dec 20197 Dec 2019

Best Album Of The Year Day 6 of 25 days of holidays and the award for album of the year goes to: First. what is an album anyway An Album…

Of Seal’s Kiss From A Rose: unExplained

21 Nov 201921 Nov 2019

Kiss From A Rose I remember listening to Kiss From A Rose on repeat on a Sony Walkman cassette player with surround stereo sound. The vocals, the music, the mastering,…

Of Fearful Creatures

Guest Post Men are fearful creatures. If you love a man -and show it- before he has enjoyed the thrill of the hunt and thus rob him of the glory…

Defining Moments

Of A blogger’s Love Language

23 Aug 201923 Aug 2019

Lately I have been seeing lots of references about love languages, which were sparked by Gary Chapman’s book The 5 Love Languages: The secrets to love that lasts The 5…

Of So Profound’s Petals A Review

4 Mar 20194 Mar 2019

Arnold Chirimika the spoken word artist and radio personality more commonly known as So Profound dropped his 4 piece E.P. on the first of March. This latest offering comes as…

Of A Letter To My Crush

15 Feb 201915 Feb 2019

Dear Heart You wanted me to be your Valentine but what is a Valentine? I hope you do not wish me to write you a farewell note and sign it…

Of Finding Lights

11 Feb 201911 Feb 2019

Guest Post I make her giggle like a child—so pure, so contagious. Zainab smiles with her whole face and laughs so free; so generous with it. I am the…

Of Star Gazing Into Tomorrow

26 Sep 201826 Sep 2018

Sometimes the random tweets I post wind up inspiring someone and magic just like poetry happens........ https://twitter.com/Beatonm5/status/840251077110910976 https://twitter.com/melaninsodark/status/1042088223542071298 We can sit and talk or we can sit and stare at…