I was standing on my small balcony with one of my little brothers. Our bellies were full of food and wine (coca cola and Perrier water). Friday night after a long week, the body and the mind need a break, a much-needed break. We had just listened to some soothing and slow songs because we …
Month: March 2019
THE GOD CONUNDRUM.
I grew up in a household where religion was never the subject of the day/week/month or year. To come and think of it, God was a non-existent entity in our household. Nothing against God or religion for that matter. We just never had theological discussions. I sincerely don’t remember ever asking my parents about God, …
RELATIONSHIP PART IV
It’s been 8 years, 7 months and 22 days he told me. I asked him how he could possibly remember the exact date. His smile was sad, but it illuminated his tired face. It was on a Friday evening, a couple of months ago, at a bar, enjoying some burgers and talking. I couldn’t help …
I DON’T LIKE VALENTINE’S DAY
I don’t like valentine’s day. I don’t. I happen to despise that forsaken day with a certain passion. I know it is an unpopular opinion, one that I should keep to myself but as I grow older, my patience for tolerating annoying things runs thinner every second. I truly cannot stand valentine’s day. The weeks …
A Stretched Mind.
The wind woke him. He had left the window half open, his air conditioner wasn’t working, it was supposed to be fixed the day before, but the electrician had cancelled the appointment. The summer was always hot, suffocating. Sleeping without that cool air was impossible. The room was cold, strangely cold. “The temperature must have …
