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When she smiles, it’s like the heavens open up to the world and bless us with the rainbows and starlight.
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Inside the clusterf*ck that is poetry, short stories, reviews, and the occasional blog post, all centering around my love for spirituality and mental wellness.
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Amandine Ajomale
Oct 14, 20202 min read
The Alchemy of Love - Review
The artwork, in general, is beautiful, non-conformist, abstract art, which I, personally, adore...
Amandine Ajomale
Oct 5, 20201 min read
A Letter of Love
The scars beneath your skin have already been kissed,
by the sun and the stars since before you were born.
Amandine Ajomale
Oct 1, 20205 min read
Run Away
My mind swims circles around itself... and the whirlpool of "what-ifs" slowly fills up my lungs, making it harder and harder to breathe.
Amandine Ajomale
Sep 19, 20206 min read
Under The Red Moon
I want to show her what life with me would be like. Without the stress, without the fear. We can do what we want.
Amandine Ajomale
Sep 12, 20201 min read
September For Beginners
I sit in front of the fireplace,
hot chocolate in hand.
Reminiscing on the days,
I sunk my feet into sand.
Amandine Ajomale
Sep 7, 20201 min read
A Beautiful Mess
I found perfection in my skin, my weight
I smiled when I needed, nodded when I needed.
Amandine Ajomale
Sep 3, 20201 min read
What Do You See?
I am the sunshine waiting to break through the thick clouds of your oppression.
Of your control,
your desire.
Amandine Ajomale
Aug 27, 20201 min read
Hynobirthing, A Curse For The Unprepared
Twerking on the sofa with Missy Elliott
playing in the background.
All so I could see you sooner.
Amandine Ajomale
Aug 24, 20201 min read
My Portable Paradise
I exhale. Half-blinded by the sun
that kisses my skin,
spreading its warmth
throughout my body.
Amandine Ajomale
Aug 20, 20201 min read
Her White Self
Her white self pulls your black self to stand.
Strong, like two oxen standing as tall and as firm as each other.
Amandine Ajomale
Aug 17, 20201 min read
I Wish I Were A Figure Skater
I wish I were a figure skater.
With legs the glide across the ice like a toy boat
in a stream.
Amandine Ajomale
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Brown Eyes
"It is yours, and it is mine. As I am yours and you are mine."
Amandine Ajomale
Aug 9, 20201 min read
Lady Tremaine
She dreams of her wedding night. The night her husband died and left behind his perfect, little daughter.
Amandine Ajomale
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Hope
There is an ever-present void in human connection
that plagues our "civilised" Western society.
Amandine Ajomale
Aug 1, 20203 min read
Summertime madness
One day it’s pouring down with rain, thunderstorms, floods that could rival the journey of the ark. The next day it’s like a Nigerian summer
Amandine Ajomale
Jul 28, 20207 min read
Bye Bye Breastfeeding: A message on Mastitis
In all honesty, breastfeeding has been difficult for us since day one. Neither of us knew what we were doing...
Amandine Ajomale
Jul 25, 20203 min read
The Fourth Trimester: Part One
I stopped caring that I hadn’t eaten all day, or had downed ten cups of earl grey in a row because I wanted to... watch the baby sleep.
Amandine Ajomale
Jul 23, 20201 min read
The Art of Silence
But to be in silence, real, deep silence,
I am an observer, a dreamer, an explorer.
I wish to explore this feeling more.
Amandine Ajomale
Jul 22, 20201 min read
The Art of Listening
I awake to melodic calls of the birds outside my window.
Dawn breaks,
there is movement in the street.
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