I miss especially the things that we didn’t get to do I miss the things that we didn’t get to have The Saturday morning when I have to tear myself away from you to go to yoga; and I can’t hold a single asana because all I think about is the smell and taste of...
Author: Nomfundo Shezi
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We Leave Because We Can No Longer Breathe. At Our Year-End Party, My Boss Kissed Me.
At our year-end party, my boss kissed me. I left the dance floor and went to the bathroom, and he followed me into the bathroom. There were people on the dance floor and in the bathroom but I suppose no witnesses: there is a
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The Anthology of Breaking: I Am Not Afraid
I am not afraid I am not afraid I am close to being free I am embarrassed by the shit that I used to put up with I have to leave you I have to leave you Because I can’t shrink enough Because I can’t be enough Because I can’t walk on eggshells...
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The Anthology of Breaking: You Left
*** There is a universe where you exist better You have loving parents You are not neglected Your mother does not call you a demon Your father does not leave You are not in pain You left You left the first time the second the third and the long last time You left and...
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The Anthology of Breaking: I Slept Well When You Were Gone
*** There is a universe where you exist better You have loving parents You are not neglected Your mother does not call you a demon Your father does not leave You are not in pain I slept well when you were gone When you had left me Not on Valentine’s Day when you actually...
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The Anthology of Breaking: The Last Time That We Were Happy
*** There is a universe where you exist better You have loving parents You are not neglected Your mother does not call you a demon Your father does not leave You are not in pain When was the last time that we were happy? When was the last time that I felt happy? ...
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The Anthology of Breaking: I Hope We Never Break Up
*** There is a universe where you exist better You have loving parents You are not neglected Your mother does not call you a demon Your father does not leave You are not in pain You have awakened my heart You have got me loving You have got me hoping I hope we...
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The Anthology of Breaking: Who Am I To Instruct God?
*** There is a universe where you exist better You have loving parents You are not neglected Your mother does not call you a demon Your father does not leave You are not in pain I pray that God guides you I pray that God keeps you I keep my prayers brief, however...
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The Anthology of Breaking: Praise Be
*** There is a universe where you exist better You have loving parents You are not neglected Your mother does not call you a demon Your father does not leave You are not in pain Praise be Dear God. Please! Please God. Let him be the one. Let him be my dream. I...
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He Said That I Have Agency
My friend says, as cool as the cabbro something drink that’s in front of her. I thought it was a mojito but she corrected me. I moved on quickly, knowing that I didn’t care to know. Frankly if it isn’t a gin and tonic, my keenness is at a level that is zero. “What does...