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“Nimechoka kupendwa kwa giza kama mihadarati” (I’m tired of being loved in the dark like illegal drugs) My best friend said this to me when we both got turned down at the same time by these dudes we were fucking (who are in relationships). First of all, niggas ain’t shit. We be knowing that. Second, everybody is cheating. If you’re not cheating, your partner is. The only people not cheating or being cheated on, are those who are out with …
“I can’t marry you.” Those were the words that kept ringing in my head ever since he said them to me. My relationship of 3 years ended months ago and while everyone is talking about how …
Whenever my mother’s voice ricochets, I suddenly think of the first night I slept with a man. I think of the moments before he poured his sorrow in me – the ecstasy, the minute euphoria of …
Am I afraid to have children? Yes, definitely. Not because of the usual “having people depend on me” type of reason, but the ones along the lines of “if they have a spec of the mischief …
Here’s the thing: polar hierarchies in sex don’t interest me. At all. I find nothing remotely desirable about being dominated or dominating someone else, mimicking rape or coercion, being hit or whipped. It’s not because I …
I’ve never been the outgoing type since the incident at college but this girl had me considering otherwise. She picked out one club on 3rd street downtown “The Twist”. Every Friday she’d pick me up from …
Part One: HOW TO MAKE A PORTIONPlaylist: I Get Lifted- Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa “It’s witching time!” Open your doors and windowsLet the air flow freely through the entirety of your sacred spaceLight a candle and …
Let me tell you about this rage- I want to screamLoud and rawAnd scream and scream and screamOn and on and on Until this rage monster inside meThat has been conditioned toBe calm, legs togetherBe kind …
Dear Adventurers, I hope you have been keeping well? For me, the past week has been heart-wrenching as I have been forced to confront too many precarious lies and ugly truths. My heart has been broken …
Happy National Poetry Month! What? Poetry Month has never been much of your thing? I confess, it hasn’t been for me either. I only found out about this 30-day long celebration of the “joy and expressiveness” …
Dear lover, There are things I want you to do to me, but I cannot say them. If you’re reading this, I want you to know that my life is hard. I cannot be in charge …
