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A DAY IN AN AFRICAN LESBIAN’S LIFE 18

A DAY IN AN AFRICAN LESBIAN’S LIFE 18

Eve knocked tentatively on Azania’s door and stepped away. She had come straight from work without calling first and hoped Azania was home. She impatiently tapped a pump on the tile and looked into the distance after another knock. Far off in the distance, a 

oh happy day

oh happy day

In the trees, these birds are chirping. And the sun, coming down with such splendour Streaming through these leaves Soft rays piercing through the spaces in between Soft puffy clouds, floating – in the sky, dreamy high Tiny rainbows of colour strapped on them Infinite 

Then and now

Then and now

Ummm… I didn’t think I’d speak today, but all I feel woul’d drown me if I didn’t share it. Being here – with you so lovely, the sunset… it all seems like Déjà vu. Like I’ve been here before, like I’ve dreamt and lived it, 

Consistency

Consistency

Rain, rhymes with pain That she can’t seem to feign In loss they gain Freedom, some disdain Light steps, skip paddles Were those yesterday’s cuddles? Whispering on the wind like bubbles? Now you see it, now you don’t, lost marbles? Drifting… on the breeze A 

Simplicity

Simplicity

No more fights out of this soul Tell me those beautiful words I will listen and believe Look into my eyes that way you do I will look right back into yours Smile into my face And I will smile back with glee I will 

You

You

I hold you to me, like a constant whisper. A shadow, only I can see. Next to my own as real as the hours in a day. Side by side, my mind drags you along. An insistent companion, you are to my every action. Only 

You do

You do

You make it better. You, with your cute dimple and adoring eyes. Your funny words and warm smile. You make it easier. When you spend the day writing words I want to read and saying things I want to hear. When I know that you 

Yesterday

Yesterday

Yesterday, I gazed at a lover’s face across mine. Juxtaposed, Emotions reflected one onto the other. Oh, I thought the cold night air was fine. As twilight dawned into dusk and further. Little lovers’ laughs trilled and trailed off into the distance. They grazed the 

A DAY IN AN AFRICAN LESBIAN’S LIFE 17

A DAY IN AN AFRICAN LESBIAN’S LIFE 17

Eve couldn’t concentrate on work today, no matter how hard she tried. She fought the urge to pick up the phone and call Azania, literally pulling her hand back. She had left yesterday in anger, as soon as they had walked through the door, neither 

A DAY IN AN AFRICAN LESBIAN’S LIFE 16

A DAY IN AN AFRICAN LESBIAN’S LIFE 16

‘This tastes almost as good as you look,’ Danai said, giving Eve a long slow look as she licked the bar one chocolate milkshake off her lips. They were seated in a booth at a Panarottis. ‘You are too sweet,’ Eve smiled shyly. ‘I’m just