closure – Jacquline Njeri

To the Love I Thought Would Be Forever

Dear You, There was a time I truly believed we would last. The way you looked at me, the way our hands fit together, the way we talked about the

To My Family: I’m Tired of Earning My Place Here

I love you. I always have. But loving you has often felt like a full-time job. I have spent years trying to fit into the shape this family made for

Dear Dad

You were always there, physically. In the living room, watching the news. At the dinner table, silent. Outside on the veranda, smoking with your thoughts. You weren’t absent like the