A few years ago, I was making home improvements with a friend in my new apartment when someone knocked at the door. I opened the door excitedly, thinking it was a neighbour coming over to say hello, only to be confronted with the angry face of a young man. “Can…

I wither

The sadness is always there

With bated breath the lovers await you They smile; soon you’ll kill the light They close their eyes, inhale and exhale deeply Already they feel the heat … between their legs They smile knowingly Soon The broken-hearted curse your arrival You herald the long lonely nights Nights so long, they long…

Falling in love

Competition Clcses on 1 Nov 2022

Taboo

At the rising The night becomes a depraved nightmare But still, you shudder Your mind goes blank Better that way With the rising It is over It is a memory It never happened You want to think, analyse Find a way out But … Your brain refuses to cooperate Blank …

Oscar Pistorius used to be my hero. Oscar was a South African athlete. Although he had both his legs amputated when he was a baby due to a congenital disability, he became a very successful athlete, competing in both the Paralympics and the Olympics. I saw him run in the…