The brain is known to receive and process a lot of information at a given time. This overwhelming amount of information needs to be processed and interpreted in a relatively short time. So to what does the brain result to doing? It takes shortcuts. Duh! Ergo Cognitive bias!
By Gladys Gachanja She stood in front of the mirror, watching the tears flow freely down her gentle face, They too seemed to mock her
By Sheila Mumbo My head feels heavy on my neck, I wanted love, lust and warmth, But you keep record of every mistake, Safely hidden
By Nairror 254 Whenever I think about it My heart hurts My tongue becomes bitter My eyes moist like lichens My feelings become uncontrollable The
They say blood is thicker than waterBut what if that’s wrong coz it made me bitterI don’t want to believe that deep downBut how when
Dear African Woman, For centuries you have been toldthat your place is in the kitchenYou have been boxed to build your worldright in the shadows
It’s cold and eeire,This silent place, With neat gray headstones and sombre writing Somewhere in the distance,Faint cries dance in the windAs another is lowered
By Kerubosiko She took the blameSeverally carried the shame.Not because she wanted fame.But inside she felt so lame That dim light insideShe needed to take
By Habil I don’t hate you, Because I still love you. I can’t look at you, Because it hurts to. We don’t talk, Because there
In your head, inside that skull, in your brain, life is happening. In your head, away from my eyes, your life unfolds.