A person forced into fighting a war they do not want

A woman whose love was unreciprocated

A black eye, A runny nose, A broken lip, Some loose teeth, A shattered existence; The eba was not hot enough, The meat wasn't so big The okra soup didn't stretch well enough, Such utter disrespect, She

You said to wait for you. Truth is, I did. I stood underneath the arch painted yellow, in the darkest part of the path, that branched off into the alley. It used to be our spot, as I recall that you first

Her chest rose and fell as sleep dragged her deeper into the void. The wind caressed her half clad body which was left exposed to glean its mercy amidst the heat about the room. She snuggled into herself

Her chest rose and fell as sleep dragged her deeper into the void. The wind caressed her half clad body which was left exposed to glean its mercy amidst the heat about the room. She snuggled into herself

I was not told that love would be easy. I was not told it would be hard either. If anything, I felt pressured to take a leap of faith, and that just happened to be you. I had walked the lonely path for

She fussed over the scrawny strands of hair on the raggedy doll with her tiny pink tongue tucked between her lips. Sliver of sweat beaded her forehead as dry air slithered through the open windows.