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Koyum Kolade Afolabi
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If you ask me what love is…

If you ask me what love is, I’ll say: Love is the big things and the small ones. It is the inside jokes, the banter, and the teases. Love is the long hugs and the side ones. Love is the deep conversations and the pointless ones. Love is the long walks…

Friendship

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If you ask me what love is…
If you ask me what love is…
Friendship

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Time Doesn’t Just Heal, It Destroys

When people talk about time and emotions, it’s usually about how time heals us. Got your heart broken? Lost someone? Feeling sad? — Give it time and you’ll feel better. Well, as much as “time heals” (and all variants of that quote) is common knowledge and is true for negative…

Time

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Time Doesn’t Just Heal, It Destroys
Time Doesn’t Just Heal, It Destroys
Time

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Apr 13

Do I need help?

The things I’m going to share in this article are very personal. I almost decided not to share because “why should people know so much about you?” But when have I ever followed that; when have people not known so much about me? I’ve written about struggles, hobbies, failed ambitions…

Personal

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Do I need help?
Do I need help?
Personal

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Apr 4

I think my life is a paradox

I think my life is a paradox because every time I’ve made a stupid reaction to an occurrence, it ended up being a good one. I haven’t written as much as I intended to in recent months because my emotions haven’t been where I would have liked them to be…

Reflections

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I think my life is a paradox
I think my life is a paradox
Reflections

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Mar 24

Hello, I Am Publishing Again

I know. I know that it shouldn’t have taken me so long to publish an article, especially when I said I’d write more this year. I know that it doesn’t matter how good this article is, it would have been better for me if I had written at least a…

Consistency

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Hello, I Am Publishing Again
Hello, I Am Publishing Again
Consistency

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Jan 4

2022 — The Year of Little Things and Spontaneous Decisions

We often fail to recognise all that occurs in a calendar year. To avoid missing any significant update while I write about the year, I scrolled through my gallery after reading my 2021 year-in-review article for ideas and direction on this article. I know I’m late, as you must have…

2022

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2022 — The Year of Little Things and Spontaneous Decisions
2022 — The Year of Little Things and Spontaneous Decisions
2022

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Dec 1, 2022

(Un)fortunately For Me

I remember everything. Maybe this is why I’m good at conversations, and relationships. Because I will remember the first time I met you. and the first time I hugged you. and the first time you told me about the things that broke you. I will connect the dots and identify your…

Love

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(Un)fortunately For Me
(Un)fortunately For Me
Love

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Sep 4, 2022

It Does Not Get Easier

I’m writing this piece because it’s been a long time since I wrote something that isn’t contractually or financially motivated. Usually, when I write just because I want to, I tend to write about myself. That way, I am free from the stress of opening different tabs on my browser…

Writing

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It Does Not Get Easier
It Does Not Get Easier
Writing

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May 19, 2022

Losing People

Death scares me. You will die. The people you love will die. The people who love me will die. And I will die too. Some people claim not to be scared of death, but I’m not them; I am scared. Maybe those people are not scared because they’ve accepted it…

Loss

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Losing People
Losing People
Loss

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May 13, 2022

Twenty-Five

In 2015, I changed my debit card password to “2022”. This is because I really looked forward to the year I was going to clock 25. By my calculations, I thought I’d have gotten rich, (will get) married, and would have had so many achievements at 25. LOL. I mean…

Birthday

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Twenty-Five
Twenty-Five
Birthday

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Koyum Kolade Afolabi

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