The time is set; 2 hours to get the job done. No do-overs, no second chances. This is it. Time fuming down your neck as if it’s the one with something to lose. Unforgiving and cruel. When the clock strikes 10 am, it will give its verdict; the outcome depends on you. Sweat drips down your back trying to melt down the rock you’ve been carrying the past few days. In this decade of Google, Mr. know-it-all, one thing defiles …
Month: October 2021
Similar to cold showers, going to hospitals is always a last resort. I’d rather dig my own grave than trudge towards Mater or Aga khan. I’m the kind of guy who says they’re fine. I’ll look you straight on and lie through the lenses of my blood-red bulging eyes. Fam, my body might be as wrecked as a car rammed head-on by a train but I’d still insist I’m okay. Even cavemen rode out their ailments toxin by toxin. And …
Musee! Reke Gwere! Mwanaume ni effort! Growing up is a scam. Meanwhile, in heaven, they must be on some good weed laughing their faces off when they see what us earthlings have to endure. As a baby, if I got a sniff that I’d be coming to earth hot and heavy on my soon-to-be mum, I’d throw a tantrum. And not those crying ones where you’re outcast to the corner until your moods take a chill pill. No! It would …
You sit at the sofa silently in the world you stroll off to, admiring the photos plastered sequentially on the wall that was once a blank canvas — a healthy relationship. Everything is different. The air smells fresher, homely even. The TV never goes off with shows labeled as ‘couple activities’ airing throughout the day. Shows that are way past their trends. However, great shows are priceless even to time. Watch them with your lover, and they are golden. The …
There’s a different vibe in the air on Friday that seems blessed by the gods. As I stroll through the cabro road that leads to my crib, everything seems cleaner, everyone’s smiling. I must have won the lottery and didn’t receive the memo. It’s rare that all these people are simultaneously friendly towards me. Even the guard greeted me with honors of mheshimiwa whilst gracefully opening the gate. Moreover, I could sense he was about to pull up the red …