by Benard Makaa | Jul 25, 2018 | Letters, Poems
I am not yet old; O listen to me. Let not your desire, for therapy, override my right. You are exploiting me for likes on Facebook & shares on Instagram? O listen to me and I will show you the light. Congratulations, I am your new baby! I am not yet two,...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 6, 2018 | Poems
Wandering and weak are all my prayers, And fleeting the things I crave, Love only, cleansed from all cares, Shall save me from the grave. Strengthen my love, O Lord, That I may in your love believe, And opening my life to you, May your gift freely...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 5, 2018 | Poems
Often in the night, from this lonesome room, I long to meet you, To pierce the dark, dividing gloom, And join myself to you. Up in the morning, I am out on the road, And I am searching for you, Out on the highways, out on the cold, I keep searching for you....
by Benard Makaa | Jun 13, 2018 | Poems
I knew it was over but still I clung, I didn’t know where else I could go, Do you think you would have helped me? I knew it was over, Though it never really began, But in my heart, it was so real! She spoke to me and said, “You are so boring;...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 11, 2018 | What I have learned
“At least this applies when you are starting out especially in business.” To attract opportunities, you have to say yes to every possible client. Say yes to low fees for your services, at least to gain some experience and network. Say yes to seminars. Say...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 4, 2018 | What I have learned
“Whatever scares you, go do it!” She was quite beautiful and well composed. I was deeply attracted to her, & wanted to ask her out. But I was scared. Scared to death that she will say no. But I asked and she said yes. And we had a whole...
by Benard Makaa | May 22, 2018 | Poems
Again, Love came to visit me, Bold as a Lion, and finding me coy, She beckoned to stay, The search was now at bay. We met in nature, Away from preying eyes, That is where I caught her eye. It was her lovely grin, her broad smile, Knowingly, I smiled...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 12, 2018 | Culture, Stories
See if you can connect the dots in this puzzle with four straight lines without taking your pen (or cursor) off the paper. The rules to solve this puzzle are very simple. You must draw four straight lines and connect all the points without taking your pen (or cursor)...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 11, 2018 | Stories
Every time I watch this movie, I get a chill in my spine. Here is why, I, like most other ambitious, uptight men tend to put a lid to our emotions. How many potential relationships have I sabotaged by such pretense? We eventually lose out. Here is a story of a butler...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 28, 2018 | Birthday, Stories
“Father of light and life, though Good Supreme! O teach me what is good, teach me Yourself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and fill my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss!” I am...
