Resilience
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BLOODLESS JUST BONES
How often do you sit there, Bloodless just bones, The remains of everything you lost because you chose to just sit there, Floating on an ocean while swaying to whichever […] More
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REFLECTION ?
I have learned more about business this year than any other year before. I feel that I’ve grown personally and professionally. I made some mistakes, but that’s how we grow. […] More
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#MuwadoLoveLetter22 My Resilient Pet.
Hello my love, How are you doing? It’s been a while since we talked and that is my fault. I have been so mad at you. You see, I kept […] More
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in PoetrySomehow we survive
Somehow we survive and tenderness, frustrated, does not wither. Investigating searchlights rake our naked unprotected contours. . . . boots club the peeling door. But somehow we survive severance, deprivation, […] More
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The Strength Of a Boy
The Strength of a Boy Daniel was the boy who never complained. He woke up early, worked hard, and showed up every day with silent determination. At home, he was […] More
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You are here
You average 5 job applications a week, but always get just close enough He hates his job but it pays the bills You followed your dreams yet most days it […] More
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I am from the wild
I am from wild Can anything good come from the wild? I have been flogged and shunned for this my whole life What is so strange about my native […] More
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The Night The Lights Went Out
The air hung heavy with the silence of a world unplugged. No rhythmic hum of refrigerators, no soft glow of televisions, only the melancholic chirp of crickets serenaded the starlit […] More
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When Did You Realise You Were Poor?
It starts as a thought evoked by what you see. Then it grows and becomes a murmur because of what they say. Then it becomes a whisper because you begin […] More
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LET ME TAKE YOU BACK #Stories4Health
Let me take you back to a time, When the clock struck midnight, The gong resonated throughout two poles of the earth, The wind rumbled, While thunder roared, The world […] More
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The hard days we would rather not talk about…
About a month ago, 4040 was invited to participate in an event. It seemed like a great place to learn, network and spread the message. When D-day arrived, I wasn’t […] More
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in Career and Employment, Family, Friends and Relationships, Law, Crime and Justice, Self-help and Inspiration
The danger of a perfect rewrite
Sometimes I catch myself wishing I could go back and change just one moment. I know exactly which one but that is a story for another piece. But almost immediately, […] More
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Silohouettes
I’m just a silhouette dressed in color needing a ray of hope More
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in Fiction, Identity & Culture, Journalism and Media, Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and Government, Travel and AdventureLife in Exile: ACT ONE; THE BREAKING OF A MAN
Chapter Three: Zeitgeist After receiving words from Oburu—who claimed to have once known Peter Kaburu’s parents—I felt that familiar stirring that every journalist recognizes but rarely trusts: instinct. It did […] More
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