unrequited love
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THE LETTER THAT WAITED.
Michael had always been careful with words. Some people spoke and let their hearts spill everywhere; he stored his in neat, hidden compartments, only letting them out when no one […] More
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Lune Décroissante
You must be wondering about who in the world gives a letter a title. Well, evidently, its in French and it translates as: The Waning Moon. Yes, I’ve been learning […] More
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#MuwadoLoveLetter Will you be mine? (Confessions of an expectant heart, a bleeding mind and a lover’s plight.)
Like an orphan to a curfew Or a reason to hurt you I am yet to find you… Like a porno to a perv Or a corner to a […] More
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The Boy From the Other-side
The Boy From the Other-side I stand at the other-side And call out loud. A heart of love possession Where love is sufficient unto love. The echo in my voice […] More
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in PoetryWho do you love?
Who do you love? You tell me I am the best That I live in you You praise everything that constitutes me You run to me whenever you feel […] More
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Jessie and Benja
I had known Jessie for a few years when I went to see her in her room in Africa Hall that evening. She was reading her Bible when I entered, […] More
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in Competitions and Challenges, Family, Friends and Relationships, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and Literature
Ten years ago: a letter that was never sent
Ten years ago Do you remember me? I loved you in high school. Not loudly. Not boldly. I loved you the way girls love when they are still learning what […] More
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A Letter That Was Never Sent
I never planned to write to you. Let alone think of you. I didn’t want to sink in the abyss of your wrongful love. Some stories are bitter sweet. Some […] More
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in PoetryLabongo's Spear
His smile His smile just reminds me of how deeply he is lodged in the deepest confines of my heart Like Labongo’s spear that Gipir thrust into the heart of […] More
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Ntinda Nzibu!
….this a continuation of this story that was started by Joel Nevender. ‘Well, fuck!’ Obviously, inner me is in control since I am now swearing out loud in public on […] More
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‘I Doodled Your Name By Force’ by Naggayi Sanyu Lydia
I doodled your name by force. Yes please. I was not going to be that girl who’d pass through her teenage years without ever doodling a boy’s name in a […] More
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Dear Nalweyiso #MuwadoLoveLetter20
Seasons have changed a mile, that it rains when once it was dry, and it’s dry when it once rained. It has made the harvest so small and in some […] More
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LEARNING TO DIE, ESCAPING THE HOUR: LOVE AND PAIN
I am starting this story differently; I am choosing to start it with an incident that is inscribed on my heart like a fresh wound—a dinner date with my new […] More
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I remember you like rain on my skin
More often than usual I find myself talking outloud to you. You are here, Yet not. I remember you like rain on my skin. You are not here anymore and […] More
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in PoetryI'D LOVE TO
I’d love to say hi But you won’t talk to me. I’d love to talk to you every day But you won’t respond to me. I’d love to call you […] More
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in Fiction#SSWCIII – ‘Kemigisha’ by Tuape Ernest Jacob
It’s no secret. You, my friend, have a crush on Kemigisha, the uptown girl whose list of admirers stretches beyond the horizon of the furthest mountain, a fact she’s well […] More
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#MuwadoLoveLetter…. More like #MuwadoNOLOVELetter…
#MuwadoLoveLetter Dear Chris, I must say, this letter was long overdue given you have repeatedly ignored replying my emails and those tiny notes you always find stuffed under the […] More
