Brazen with Vanessa

The Year I Said Goodbye

September 1st, 2023 I said my goodbyes with a mixture of excitement and a little anxiety about the future. After a year and ten months of service I didn’t know how to stand on my own.

When The Wind Blows

Winter

I told my pa that it was everything I wanted

Ben came home from school. He was the only big kid in the compound as he’d left without the others, per his mother’s instruction; she didn’t want him playing with the kids of the other wives. He entered their own block and headed for the kitchen – each wife had her own kitchen. He was disappointed when he found empty pots, no food in sight.

Hello August

I wrote this poem a lifetime ago and it’s still so relevant in my current life phase. Here’s a sneak peek into the mind of young Vanessa.

When The Whispers Become One Voice

Her silence is heavy

Walking Red

I experienced my first heartbreak as a child and everywhere I went my heart bled a little. I would spot dots of blood accompanying my steps but I never gave it a thought.