「 WATTYS 2019 WINNER 」 the failings of a surgically healed heart, is a series of autobiographical poems arranged into six thematic parts to form a collection which examines the idea of the collective and how that informs individual. i. family an exploration of my relationship with the men and boys in my household and how that has worsened, whilst the opposite is true of the rest of my family ii. immigrant an exploration of the immigrant experience and how as the first child of igbo parents; i was the intermediate between the east and west iii. spirituality an exploration of growing up in the catholic faith and an examination of all its faults and hypocrisies. iv. loving an exploration of friendship, artistry, sexuality, failed romance, but most importantly self-love and all it entails. v. womanhood an exploration of how in many ways puberty was a bitter sweet reality check along with everything that it entailed. vi. catharsis a reflection on the worst period of time in my life where, with hindsight, i come to terms with harsh and lovely realities of life and death.

The darkest parts of you will leave stars behind.

a lonely Saturday conversation on the wrong side of the yellow bedroom curtains. ... || Wattys Winner 2018 ||

When sound sleep eludes you and words seep through the cracks.

i gave a boy a lavender sprig and he returned me with a kiss. ©achillics

phosphenes - n. the lights and colors produced by rubbing your eyes

crucify me to satisfy your sadistic desires, my love.

Where the gods fall, and mortality claims them as their own. - cover picture via pinterest first published: 25/10/19 finished: 09/11/19 🏆 | 2nd place, short story, cosmic awards 2019

idk sometimes i write stuff - it's not the best but it helps me a lot. i like to tell stories through my poetry so often it isn't true stories, but little plots that I've imagined in my head. i hope that somehow somebody can connect with it <3