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You and whose January?
January is frustratingly slow. I feel as though I said everything else last year. Words refuse to come out of me. In my head, I hear the trickling of a silent stream, the quiet of a serene forest enclave untouched by the rigors of life. I forget the bustling city life, the repeated shuffle of… Continue reading
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At the gates of Golgotha.
If what we do echoes through eternity, then what becomes of our actions? My twenties have been serenaded by tumult and change. From growing up watching pingu on KBC to playing making belief games outside in the blistering summer heat, to eventually graduating from college and experiencing what adulting means. The summation of my experience… Continue reading
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Introspective melancholy.
As someone who prides himself in his ability to write. It is quite painful seeing the world around me constrict itself into multiple degrees of painful emotion, without anyone taking responsibility or bearing the brunt of shouldering the weight of it. We seem individually chained to our own inherent suffering. In recent times, I have… Continue reading
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Unremarkably different.
I love my simple life, I am enthralled by it. By its lack of routine and structure. It’s an unremarkable life. It is a rather quaint existence, that rarely ruffles anyone’s feathers. For eight years I have been this way, a self preserving fiend who is impressionable to the silent sounds of life’s passing phases.… Continue reading
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Hold me before dawn.
Under a Nandi flame tree, two people kissing. Moon lit backyard, full of dancing fireflies. The manicured garden silently beautiful. Orange chrysanthemums hugging white lilies. Wilting weeds, dying next to sprouting capsicums. Two people kissing, touching each other’s feelings. Rough hands and gentle soft lips fighting each other. Eyes shut, as they moan through the… Continue reading
About Me
A youthful Kenyan writer with a love for the absurd, and a passion for words. I enjoy reading existential books, philosophy and I occasionally indulge in the arts. I live in Nairobi with my dreams and aspirations.
A writer's Achilles 