Sense4MyThots

As much as I'm a pessimist, I've still somehow retained the ability to find silver linings. Let's take the youth for example, impulsive careless, reckless lives lived without thought of consequences, lack of foresight, this is what they or we are described as. And yes all these things have their setbacks, some of which can be eternally scaring. Perhaps I've lived on the other side of the spectrum too long but I admire this. They know a life without second guessing, a freedom that comes with this so called recklessness, they don't sit for hours contemplating the possible outcomes and scenarios that could result from their probable actions. They know happiness, whether it is stolen, or momentary, or followed by harsh consequences they're familiar with the zeal of joy. A spade is a garden tool and not an object that could potentially harm them. They try things, which could go wrong and often they do, but so are the odds for every single thing on Earth, the...

SHOULD I HAVE DIED? When he smouldered me with ‘ love ’ And isolated me from my family and friends When claps, fists and knives came out, I ask the question, Should I have died? When verbal abuse and sceptical jealousy Surfaced until I forgot who I am and what I stand for When my cell phones, my car and my furniture got smashed, When every woman in the vicinity knew him intimately, And laughed at me secretly. Some hounded me with phone calls When I lived in fear not sure if I'd still be alive in the next sunrise. Out of the random physical abuse I endured. I ask again, Should I have died? When he changed women like he changed his undies, Right under my nose introducing them as friends and relatives. When he brought home his gifts from different women. When I had to bail him from jail because of his brawls and uncontrollable rage Hell NOOO…..!!!! Here I am, thank God I had the guts to remove myself from that hellhole. By: SandMak