Woke up this morning
Wondering about you and your place in life
I thought about your heart
And felt your pain
The one you will feel when words come at you
At a speed so fast, hit you unawares
And leave you reeling for you did not see them coming
Words, the kind that comes off a boxer’s gloves and jibes at [...]
I was thinking about you on my way home
I have no idea why but I truly wanted to give you a hug
And whisper in your ears that you are not flawed
You are you and I’m me, and while we work daily
To become better people
It does not mean I’m better than you or that you are [...]
I am getting in touch with the sentimental part of myself today, it is allowed. For I am about to break my own rule. I wrote them, I can change them too. So, its Mother’s Day and we do the honourable thing by calling our mums and saying lovely things to them. In time past, [...]
I wrote this after I heard the song, MAMA Africa by Akon. I may not be his biggest fan for many reasons but this particular tribute to the motherland made me think about myself as a woman and about other African women. Our similarities and differences, our likes and dislikes and the different things we [...]
Colonised by the memory of you
It suddenly hits that the hollow inside can never be closed off
Not by anyone, not even the touch of a lover
They say memories make or break you
But yours has me intoxicated like alcohol makes nuisance of an alcoholic
I remember the tears and the hugs
The laughter and your mouth filled with [...]
I was having a rant a little while back when the film, Good Hair by by Chris Rock came out. I was tired of everyone going on and on about it. The day it really cheesed me off was when the BBC had this piece about hair and it was such a boxed up piece [...]
Life is for the now
It was yesterday and it will be tomorrow
For today, you must live in the now
You know yourself better than I know you
You owe yourself more than I owe you
I will never discourage you from planning for tomorrow
Do stop looking back in regret, wondering what could have been
For what could have [...]
The circumstances of my birth
Defines my space within the space of human existence
You ask why your parents, the ones who screwed each other
So your father could pop a sperm into your mum had to leave so early
We agree that they were of no use to us anyway
Maybe life knew they would play a cruel joke [...]
In the pit of despair
Death calls out to my soul
Dark like midnight
Lonely and icy
My soul is cold
Fear has never been so chilly
My spirit is frozen in motion as death whispers
‘What if you ended it right here and now?
To read the full poem, please go to: The Poetry of Belinda Otas
The first time he jammed himself into me
He said it was normal for it to hurt.
He said I was his favourite and I was special.
He said it is only special people who get this kind of gift
He said it was his gift to me
No one was to know about it or they will [...]
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