MARIAM ALAYANDE

Dressed up in my bodycon off shoulder black dress, red lips and braids held up. Even the bright lights were shy of my beauty. He sat right across the table in his blue suit and dark blue stripped tie. This was the most attractive I had seen him, his calmness as he glanced through the menu and licked his lips unconsciously. What can’t you do with a gentleman with an awesome fashion sense? – Everything my dear. I tried my best not to blush but you know sometimes even you betrays you.Then I remember he isn’t even mine to admire. My lover, John who I’m too single to think of dating still mattered. ‘Tracy!’ he called as I snapped out my deep thought and smiled ‘Are you okay?’ Edward asked as he reached out for my right hand across the table as I forced a non blushing smile and nodded. The waiter took our orders and in no time the food was in and out. He came over to my side as he put his arm over my shoulder and we just talked about random things as we gulped down glasses of ...

This isn’t a letter, Or a cipher to decipher, These are words put together, By most of your actions, How you see yourself, I dare not say, For perfection is all you see of yourself, Imperfect – others are to you, Change-isn’t a word you wanna hear, For you shatter me over and over, And paint me with my mistakes, Over and over, I have tried, Clinging to this massive ice, Hoping you did see, But you are too numb to even feel, For you are deeply lost, To this miserable perfect world of yours, I want you, More than you can ever understand, I want more, But each more I lean for, Decreases my cardiac output, Maybe one day, When those eyes of yours, Open in an imperfect state, You did see it all, It did be too late, For I did be far gone, Far far beyond reach, See see see lover, My patience is dying, But you care more about proving, And here we go again, Mr Perfect knows it all, But I am done, And this is where I leave you. THANKS FOR READING. PLEA...