And Back Again
…the ever present threat that brought me is not over.
I beg to excuse myself, to the bathroom, to check my phone.
Tag: Culture
Baba
…she still remembers how handsome you were.
She remembers you with a full smile, and she gave us all her strong teeth.
Whats happening with Meena?
It would be irresponsible to interfere with an ongoing court case, so I wouldn’t want to do that.
Proud Roots
Sometimes, when I dream,
I wake up as nothing short of
A Proud African Woman.
But, I’ve always been short.
And I can’t paint my skin…
Night Terrors
…we were all told not to speak of it.
But in the night, these memories haunt, lips sealed, we see each other different.
But, That’s Not What They Were Fighting For
with their husbands names,
hidden under their teeth…
Why I Would Not Wear A Mini In Town
. To know, that that act was possible, and in plain view of other human beings, has broken me in ways that I’m yet to learn how to express.
The Patience For Inspiration/ Will You Judge?
. The morality of victim is always called into question. I think my story, can easily be summed up as ‘alijipeleka’
To Silence
In our ideology of morality,
Silence is the right answer.
Be Strong
Bite your tongue, until it
bleeds iron tasting kisses, onto him.