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Unchained (A short fiction on Mental Health)

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    It is 21:19, it's night time and I am outside, seated outside my  hostel. The air is cool, a faint smell of urine from a nearby toilet hovers above my head. A young lady in her early twenties sitting nearby strokes the strings of her guitar as she hums slowly to one of Timi Dakolo's song " Medicine ". There is a tingling sensation in my head or my heart. I think it's my mind, there's a tingling sensation in one of those. Isn't it just magical what the strings of a guitar carefully handled by a professional could to to your spirit, soul and body? I get why David's strokes on the harp calmed King Saul's nerves. I feel some sort of connection to the deranged king, I think we share the same bond. We're both crazy but all for the wrong reasons.    I like a boy. I know I say it all the time but this time, I'm serious about it. He's light skinned (not usually my type but the heart wants what the heart wants) he has nice hair, a weirdly str...

My Honest Poem

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Hi, my name is Atoms&Void I was born in the most beautiful time of the year  In April, not December  My cousin says I broke the dawn I haven't broken anything since then I cry more than it is appropriate to I laugh more often than I cry  I weigh 55kg  I don't know how to ride a bike or to swim or to laugh without shutting my mouth with my hands  I love John Green and cakes and sunsets  I eat cake everyday  I hate chocolates People say I am plain, like an open book People also say I am mysterious and difficult to figure out  I think people are confused  My thoughts are mummies  They scares the shit out of me I am 5'5 but 6'2 at heart  I am straight but I respect all gender orientations  I will love you for as long as I can  My definition of long is three months  My eye bags are not a result of lack of sleep, they carry the tears I have refused to pour out  I am horrible at making decisions  My smile is li...

Rant: I am a fucking photographer.

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What exactly makes one a photographer? I've seen some stupid posts made by people who are clearly bitter and enjoy getting off over people's self-esteem. Posts like: "Just because you took a shot of some flowers, clouds, the sky, people, objects etc doesn't mean you're a photographer." "All clould photos look good, you're not a photographer." What then makes a person a photographer?  Owing a camera and being conversant with the different camera angles? Apparently putting watermarks on the photographs you shot, by yourself, doesn't make you a photographer either. Some of the shots I am going to post do not have watermarks on them. I own all copyrights to these.  I bet this still doesn't necessarily mean I'm a photographer. Next.  Good enough?                     Still not good enough?    ??? "AlL siLhoUettE loOk gOoD yoUr nOt A pHoTogRaPhER"                   ...