When it comes to clap & tap gospel I’m a full throttle snob. After all I grew up in the church that created the genre. I was surrounded by the music my whole life – if not at church (where I spent a considerable part of my childhood), then at home. My family has an abundance of great…
O S’ka Phapha! The Ex As Blackness.
There is no possibility for a relationship between ex-lovers post the love affair. The popular retort “we can be friends” is primarily a false invitation. The events leading up to the break-up are essentially traumatic. On the off-chance that this is not the case; the break-up itself is a traumatic experience. Once this is done….
Crossing The I’s And Dotting The T’s
There’s a certain inherent beauty in mistakes. I had asked a small favour of her; upon which she delivered with a disturbing level of enthusiasm. Disturbing because I had asked her so casually and admittedly in bad faith – I hadn’t expected her to agree to the request, never mind deliver on it. To be honest I was just…
Chilled Vibes
“Why we even here?” She asked callously as the applause died down. The guitar rested on her lap looked a bit oversized for her body. In fact one could not be chided for mistaking the whole affair for an amusing child’s tomfoolery with an adult’s instrument. She fixed her gaze on the audience as she…
What Do Your Church Bells Toll For?
All church bells are the same, generally. They work on the same logic, for the same reason, and all involve metal on metal clanking. So for a ‘satanist’ (thinking is satanic in some Christian corners) such as myself why is it that I find that some church bells are more equal than others? Contrary to…
Requiem For The Ex
I forgot that sometimes Some nights Some monster Inconsiderately Sneaks up your nostrils And plays bouncer to the oxygen I also realize that I forgot The color of your sneeze The melody of your snore And the texture of your cough Though I can’t seem to remember I do painfully miss The music you eyes…
Call Me Father
It had never occurred to me that I would be yanked out of a hall full of admirers in the middle of a talk. These young students had flooded my timeline and inbox for months on end daring me to ignore their call, finally I had run out of excuses and succumbed to their summons….