pain Archives

Stories about yesterday

Throwback to when I just graduated from University. It was as if I no longer had direction. I could no longer get...

Laura Ananaba in Short Stories
May 26 - 5 min read

Where The Answers Lie

The world seemed to move at such a hurried pace. Both young and old walked by busily, taking long strides. Angry drivers honked their horns...

Enun Mpama in Short Stories
Dec 18 - 3 min read

ON THE EDGE OF TIME

I’ve gotten to the edge of time To the point where it all ends Here, where alone with myself I chatter Where time is...

Elikem Akakpo in Poetry
Nov 29 - 1 min read

The pain I crave

The hospital shouldn’t have felt as grim and soulless as it did, but it felt that way to me. The warm smiles and comforting faces...

Enun Mpama in Short Stories
Aug 10 - 4 min read

When The One You Love Is Suffering

When the one you love is out of reach, you can’t sleep. You are constantly turning in bed wondering when day will come so you can...

Jess Mwangi in Article
May 7 - 1 min read

A gallery of heartbreaks

The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines heart break as : crushing grief, anguish, or distress. Across the globe, the word has been used mostly in the...

Stacy Dina in Article
Apr 17 - 1 min read

When LOVE Goes South

What becomes of you When LOVE Goes South?When the one person you are fond of leaves you behindIn pursuit of a life where the...

Henry Okeke in Poetry
Feb 20 - 1 min read

RED!

Red signifies love Pain too it might As my feelings were curved I thought it was depression You were so angry at me Always creating...

Munachiso Uzomba in Article
Aug 25 - 1 min read

ON THE HORNS OF TROUBLE

Who would rescue me from this hell__I walked into of my own free will?Whose fault I can not tellYet I face it stillThis turmoil in...

Moses Moses in Article
Aug 7 - 1 min read

AN ANTHOLOGY OF DILEMMA.

Nowhere to Run I knew the devastation would be long term, So in my rejection, i tried to be bold and firm. But I had...

Moses Moses in Article
Jul 27 - 1 min read

A CRIME

Wandering,in this Field, in search of YOU.for my heart weeps,and through my lips slip,Thy name in BLUE.©DesiredBenefit❣️ This love, not a crime.not begging to be...

Faa'idah Oyeleye in Article
May 22 - 1 min read

Life isn’t A Piece of Creamy Cake

*Life isn’t A Piece of Creamy Cake* It’s been so hard,terribly impossible,keeping track of what is, what was and what would be. Embracing every stone...

Faa'idah Oyeleye in Article
May 10 - 1 min read