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22 poems

September 15, 2026

Dear South Africa

“I came here as a visitor, but somewhere between the first hello and the last goodbye, something in me said, "Bruh… you home."”

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Love

September 2, 2026

A Message To You

“Come sit in front of this mirror with me. I want you to look at yourself. Not at your hair. Not at what you're wearing.”

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Passion

August 18, 2026

Fluent Woman

“Curves spoke fluent woman, but her body wasn't the whole conversation. It was her presence.”

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Relationships

August 17, 2026

The Story of Awele

“Awele came into my life while both of us were still packing boxes from places our hearts had already moved out of.”

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Loving You Is Easy… Understanding You Isn't

Relationships

July 8, 2026

Loving You Is Easy… Understanding You Isn't

“How many versions of me have you created that never existed? Because somewhere between what I said and what you heard, a whole different man showed up.”

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Relationships

July 8, 2026

Come Sit With Me

“Come sit with me. Not tomorrow. Not after we cool off. Now. Leave the phone over there.”

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Relationships

July 8, 2026

Meet Me Halfway

“Love doesn't usually end… people just stop walking toward each other. Everybody wants to be understood. Very few people are willing to understand.”

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Love

August 25, 2025

Loving You in Your Language

“I love you in ways words can't always confess, in the quiet, where your thoughts rest, in the pauses between your fears and your faith.”

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Reflection

August 24, 2025

Through the Window

“Looking out my window, I see beautiful weather. Sunlight kissing rooftops, peace stitched in the sky's fabric.”

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Healing

August 23, 2025

Stay

“I know you're tired. Not the kind of tired sleep fixes, but the kind that weighs on your chest, presses on your spirit.”

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Love

April 2026

Flowers

“I won't wait for a moment to pass or for silence to make me regret it, so I'm saying it now while you can still hear it from me.”

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Personal Reflection

May 2026

Dear Mama

“You never called yourself a superhero. You just handled business. Made miracles out of little. Made hard times feel temporary.”

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Love

December 2025

I Prayed For You

“You were my quiet favorite before life got loud. A hallway crush, a name I carried without knowing why, twenty-five years tucked into memory like a song I never skipped.”

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Conscious

November 2025

Dear South African Women

“I cannot live amongst you and not praise you. You don't need the world to tell you you're special, you already wear proof in your posture.”

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Love

December 2025

I Was Made To Love

“I was made to love a woman who was made to love a man like me. Not the perfect version. Not the polished one for public display.”

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Love

December 2025

I Only See My Woman

“I've seen temptation dressed loud, seen it curve, pose, flex for the algorithm. Still.. I only see my woman.”

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Conscious

November 2025

Braids, Beads, and Being Black

“There's a rhythm in the way you walk, a melody in every sway of your hips, like the ancestors whisper through your steps.”

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Love

March 2026

Beauty In The Red Dress

“You walked down that hallway like you owned every quiet second in it. Red dress speaking fluent confidence, heels tapping Morse code to my chest.”

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Love

January 2026

Chocolate

“Her skin.. that deep, rich chocolate.. like history kissed by sunlight. Not loud. Not begging. Just glowing with stories nobody ever taught her how to tell.”

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