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Like captured water,
You hold me in your cupped hands
I flow on your palm.
You hold me in your cupped hands
I flow on your palm.
December 20, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Like captured water,
You hold me in your cupped hands
I flow on your palm.
You hold me in your cupped hands
I flow on your palm.
Kusaphekwa by Sihle Shozi
December 18, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Kusaphekwa by Sihle Shozi
no one will know how
i walked these rooms and hungered for your smell like food
i walked these rooms and hungered for your smell like food
December 18, 2024 at 1:29 AM
no one will know how
i walked these rooms and hungered for your smell like food
i walked these rooms and hungered for your smell like food
Like the turtle, every man must stick out his neck if he wants to go forward.
art by Orioye Bukola
art by Orioye Bukola
December 6, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Like the turtle, every man must stick out his neck if he wants to go forward.
art by Orioye Bukola
art by Orioye Bukola
Whoever gets burned by soup, blows on yogurt.
December 6, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Whoever gets burned by soup, blows on yogurt.
BLOOMING by Nana Bruce
December 3, 2024 at 7:30 PM
BLOOMING by Nana Bruce
Unlike the stomach, the brain doesn't alert you when it's empty.
December 3, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Unlike the stomach, the brain doesn't alert you when it's empty.
Family affair by Komla Philip
December 3, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Family affair by Komla Philip
He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk.
December 3, 2024 at 1:46 PM
He who thinks he is leading and has no one following him is only taking a walk.
December 2, 2024 at 5:28 PM
A monkey that eats grass instead of bananas is a goat. - An African proverb
December 2, 2024 at 5:08 PM
A monkey that eats grass instead of bananas is a goat. - An African proverb
You are too precious by Terence Ntsako
December 1, 2024 at 8:15 PM
You are too precious by Terence Ntsako
Life’s a mystery
We search for answers every day
Few are ever found
We search for answers every day
Few are ever found
November 30, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Life’s a mystery
We search for answers every day
Few are ever found
We search for answers every day
Few are ever found
You may have to wait until the day ends; until the night comes. Some things must not be done in a haste.
Art by Adrian McDonald
Art by Adrian McDonald
November 30, 2024 at 7:11 PM
You may have to wait until the day ends; until the night comes. Some things must not be done in a haste.
Art by Adrian McDonald
Art by Adrian McDonald
you can fold yourself up
into halves,
quarters,
or more.
and still,
you won't be small enough
for the ones who feel
entitled to your space.
so screw it.
UNFOLD!
into halves,
quarters,
or more.
and still,
you won't be small enough
for the ones who feel
entitled to your space.
so screw it.
UNFOLD!
November 29, 2024 at 10:53 PM
you can fold yourself up
into halves,
quarters,
or more.
and still,
you won't be small enough
for the ones who feel
entitled to your space.
so screw it.
UNFOLD!
into halves,
quarters,
or more.
and still,
you won't be small enough
for the ones who feel
entitled to your space.
so screw it.
UNFOLD!
CHARLES'S PARTY by John Madu
November 29, 2024 at 1:21 PM
CHARLES'S PARTY by John Madu
Love doesn’t grow on trees like apples in Eden, it’s something you have to nurture. And you must use your imagination too. ❤️
Eden by Eben Nwaokpani
#blackart #digitalartist #art
Eden by Eben Nwaokpani
#blackart #digitalartist #art
November 28, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Love doesn’t grow on trees like apples in Eden, it’s something you have to nurture. And you must use your imagination too. ❤️
Eden by Eben Nwaokpani
#blackart #digitalartist #art
Eden by Eben Nwaokpani
#blackart #digitalartist #art
purchase what you please
but do not ever forget
that kindness is free
but do not ever forget
that kindness is free
November 28, 2024 at 9:16 PM
purchase what you please
but do not ever forget
that kindness is free
but do not ever forget
that kindness is free
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Breaking News: Israel and Lebanon agreed to a cease-fire, President Biden said, prompting hope for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Israel Approves Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal, Bringing Truce Closer: Live Updates
Israeli ministers endorsed a truce that still needs formal approval in Lebanon. It followed an intense barrage of Israeli strikes in and near Beirut.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Breaking News: Israel and Lebanon agreed to a cease-fire, President Biden said, prompting hope for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Home is not where you are born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease.
November 22, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Home is not where you are born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease.
November 18, 2024 at 5:14 PM