Who is Nqobile_Bella

Melancholia shrouds me Sitting along the French Riviera (champagne in hand) She comes Sitting on the balcony overlooking the Tagus River at dusk (sipping ginger tea) She comes I have traced Japan from Tokyo to Kyoto to Osaka Even there She came like those towering clouds before a thunderstorm - as if preparing for burial rites And I sit (for sit is all I can do) How far can I run? She comes Always So, I sit and let her I watch from the outside looking in And I see how lovingl

The skies are grey, wind is howling; a sound my heart is all too familiar with. Why do the elements know me so well? My melancholia is here.

My long lament on leaving Cape Town - it's the gin! Gin is an emotional drink.

How my continued search led me back to the very place I was running away from; and this time it feels right. Like I can finally see.

There is something about being home that finally feels right. It's a different vibe, man. Can't explain it. The people are the same, But...

"Photography is the art of the frozen time. The ability to store emotions and feelings within a frame" - Unknown I remember once thinking...

Goodbye, that one word that haunts me (still) I regret not saying goodbye every night on my knees I beg one more chance a minute is all I...

Poem about how I feel everything and nothing at once sometimes. Can be thunderous and calm. Those who feel carry the weight of the world.

A review of one of my favourite movies and the lessons I have learned from it.

I miss my mother and when I do the words that were like stones in my throat fall out and onto paper

Today we will be getting to know Dr Akpabio better; she goes by Idorenyin. She's a South African raised Nigerian. She loves traveling and...

It started as a Facebook rant but endes with an appreciative note on the well meaning intentions of Facebook memories from decades ago

Getting to know The Eclectic Panda a little more

The chronicles of a bookworm, feeling bookish and energized to be an active member of a book club.

Going on this self acceptance and self love journey requires some deep introspection. Hope I'm ready to delve deeper on my next post.

This was written in the midst of a monsoon of tears and in deep sadness of missing my parents

My first blog post of the year, no, ever! 2020 my vision ain't a problem.