june 2020 – monthly wrapup

hey! welcome to my monthly wrap up post where i look back and reflect on the shenanigans of life! i would love to hear how june treated you so do swing by in the comments! moments i’m proud of: i applied for a volunteer writing role within a newspaper close to my heart and roots. …

Q&A WITH KIYA

hi all x so today's post is a little bit out of my comfort zone. it gives you more of an insight into my character, and hopefully leaves you feeling a little more connected to me. i'd like to say a massive THANK YOU to all of you who sent me questions to make this …

the hustler blogger award

hi all! so today i'm going to be participating in the hustler blogger award which the kind-hearted ana from diversion3000 tagged me in. thank you so much ❤ she creates the most quirky and creative posts ever so if you're looking for something new to binge during lockdown, hit her blog up! AND SHE'S ALSO …

i was a fool

i was a fool for letting myself believe, letting myself feel that warm embrace of love but that's all it ever was - an embrace that would slowly loose its touch. i began to get wrapped tighter in its hands, began to believe that maybe i was wrong about me, maybe you'll help me prove …

dear humanity

dear humanity why do we fight amongst ourselves and wound each other with metaphorical daggers that miss  our heart, and instead puncture our lungs and cause us to labour out painful breaths that tinge memories with more than a pinch of salt? why can we not accept that everyone is equal regardless of skin, gender, …

and only then

you don't knowthat you've beenbetrayeduntil you feelshards of glassinside your thoughtsand you beginto make yourselfat homewith the sinkingmotioninside your heart thatrefuses to cease. it's when yourmindcan finally replay thosebroken memorieson a loopwithout tastingheartache or sadnessbut more ofan anguished sorrownessthat they drew thedagger on youand thatyou let them stabyou. because that's thesad part ofbetrayal - we …

wrapping 2019 up

Sup, it's your ghost of a girl, Kiya.So I thought I'd do a yearly wrap-up just so I can see how much I've progressed. Since I left school, it feels like time just blur, blur, blurs into an intangible mess. It's constantly juggling this and that with that and this, (anyone know what I mean?) …

dear diary

dear diary,   i've spilled ink over many different pages in my life, but i never thought i'd be the keeper of a diary that documents my every footstep without casting a shadow on my soul. you soak up my tears yet the page don't scab over. my hand may shake as i pour my …

your love

your words, they serenade me and they pour honey over my salted wounds; your gaze pieces me back together with the love you hold for me.   you see perfection within the chaos of imperfection that swims within me; your laughter, it heals what time cannot.   your warmth, it doesn't burn me or set …

happy 2019 x

hi all! happy new year! i'm sending you all my love, and wishing you all much joy and hoping you all catch your dreams x so i thought i'd make this brief post to outline my blogging goals for the year, and ramble a bit about my blog itself. some of you may have noticed …