by Dada | Jan 24, 2022 | Tamed Thoughts, Uncategorized
TWISHA Part 2 I snapped out of my sour line of thought to see the woman beckoning for me to follow her. Well, I was in a foul mood and would have walked on if it wasn’t for her demeanour. I couldn’t put my finger on it but she had somehow called me over with no guile....
by Dada | Jan 16, 2022 | Tamed Thoughts
TWISHA Part 1 I was on my way home yesterday when something incredible happened to me. I should start by clarifying that, “HOME” is too ambitious of a word for the place I live. It’s what I call the shared room with two mattresses on the floor and a basin for a...
by Dada | Aug 11, 2020 | Tamed Thoughts, Uncategorized
Pride, and a Gilded cage. Imagine this: A man who is so assured of his place on the planet comes by a beautiful flutter of color and feathers. That being a gorgeous, bold bird of color and song. Read more The colorful bird turns out to be proud as well. And is so...
by Dada | Apr 17, 2020 | Tamed Thoughts
Brother, cry… Mama dear, my brothers don’t cry, neither do my uncles and fathers… and I’m not sure I know why… I remember a shamefully beautiful, sunny day that also happened to be the day we lost a lady we loved. As you know, funerals in our home are big and sad...
by Dada | Oct 1, 2019 | Tamed Thoughts
Craaaasshh…! Remember the beautiful, crystal vase that stood in our home?It was such a pretty sight! It stood on a raised platform on the best-lit spot in the house. Everyone who visited our home saw it and complimented its beauty and grandeur. Read more We all...
by Dada | Jan 16, 2019 | Tamed Thoughts
Blossoms. I lost a friend while on vacation. This sentence already sounds complicated, I realize, so I will explain. I was on a short holiday at a beautiful place when my friend died. No, she was not with me on vacation. She was thousands of kilometers back home. Read...