Life Through My Eyes

  I am a woman! A woman full of dreams, My future shines in my mind’s eyes; “Reality” hits home I move from office to office How true can it be that I can’t find a job? Find a job in a decent professional manner… Why should I sell my dignity for a job? …even then, I prove my worth. In fairness, I should climb the position ladder But no! Not for a woman Not that easy A piece of me must go!   I am a woman! A woman full of dreams, But I sink Sink so low, lower than I could ever have imagined How did I end up trading myself for money? If only anyone would talk to me Offer me a startup… This is not where I want to be It started that night with her asking me to accompany her… Introducing me to how “easy” money is made! She called it clean money… No! It is not clean, neither is it easy; every night a piece of me goes with every act… But I fake the pleasure I need the money I am trapped!   Many women from my area survi...

  My heart beats for my momma When I come home It is your voice I want to hear Your face makes my world radiate The home is boring without you   My heart beats for my momma I am her heart and she is mine My heart beats for my momma   A mother who defies all odds to offer me the best To offer us the best Our home is never empty for so many people have passed through mommas hands I am not jealous with my momma If you are my own, my momma is yours too I love my mother beyond words   On this special day as you turn yet another year Know that I cherish you every second Thank you for holding my hands and guiding me through the turmoil of this universe I stand tall because of you Enjoy your beautiful day sweet mother! You are my everything! Mummy the most phenomenal of all! PC: Matthew, Benjamin, Studio From within my depth AYENYO Joanita

If I must regret anything in life,  It will be time, time I gave out I could have used my time for something else  But I chose you at the time I chose to give you my time Did i enjoy the moment? Yes! Then it was worth it even when it never lasted. No, then i am going to cry a bit and pick up myself and do better with my time I won't complain because that is what I chose at the time ...but I will rant now... When I gave you my time I never imagined you would abuse it When I created time for you It's because I cared and I had to be there for you at your lowest I chose to hold you and rock you until you felt better I chose to come with you to the hospital and risk my job I lay on the hospital floor because i chose to spend my time on and with you I chose you and I gave you all my time Now that you are on your feet You wag your long-tail that you had kept tucked between your legs You raise it to my face like i am some piece of trash being swept Must I regret the time i gave...

Did COVID 19 prompt saving? Yes and No   Yes for some people who were living extreme luxurious lives and No for people who earn peanuts and simsim mixed with soil. What has it been like for you?   I was quite baffled when an employer scolded an employee for not saving during the COVID 19. All this was brought on the table after a group of lowly paid staff raised the concern of the high cost of living that was made worse by COVID 19; transport costs doubled and tripled in other areas. At the end of the day, the employee literally needs to borrow money so they can transport themselves to work. One is then left wondering; why must one even work? One will tell you they need the experience, while another will tell you how they finish the entire wage, not because they live an extravagant lifestyle, but the money is purely spent on basics which they also need. So others will work to avoid going hungry. Not any different from the hand to mouth way of life. One cannot save mone...