The Midnight Sky – Poem

The Midnight Sky – Poem

Starry nights enrich my mind, To wish upon what I couldn’t find. Loneliness shines through the midnight sky, Is this my last lifeline? To seek adventure; a lifelong desire, As you grimace, my perception soured. Second by second, as the golden sun blooms, I await my cue, Only to be awoken with the blues. A [...]

Truth from Fiction; Believe to Deceive. Are You A Passenger In Your Life?

Truth from Fiction; Believe to Deceive. Are You A Passenger In Your Life?

You can’t ever be in the mind of others. Intentions, hormones, characteristics are just a few that goes into what tale we tell. End goal: depending on your depiction of the storyline you masterfully carve out. As life goes on, it increasingly becomes shorter or at least that’s how it feels. We all have the [...]

Is It Healthy To Have A Selective Memory?

Is It Healthy To Have A Selective Memory?

Forgiving but not forgetting, remembering meanwhile pursing the fantasy we create by selectively choosing favourable memories and artefacts. Who are we kidding, our mental health whilst suppressing reality? Our life is an accumulation of receipts. There’s a trace for everything. Whether that’s figuratively speaking, metaphorically or theoretically, we can’t ignore what has been or what [...]

First Date: Is It Okay To Split The Bill?

First Date: Is It Okay To Split The Bill?

You’re laughing, gazing into each other's eyes, then the bill comes. Romeo turns into the tax man, what next?! Going Dutch? *please send help* The day’s arrived. This could be Prince Charming, potentially the one, hypothetically the father of your children. Women generally think about these things in the hours and minutes approaching the date. [...]

Greed: Does It Change You Or Reveal Your True Self?

Greed: Does It Change You Or Reveal Your True Self?

I’ve witnessed the soul through human eyes entirely drowned by calculation and deceit. You question your own morality, am I the problem?You realise they wouldn’t blink an eyelid at your existence, due to greed.The callous nature, I found hard to fathom. The realisation took much longer to hit than I thought it would. My excuses [...]