Tag: Friendship
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Mhla siwelela kwelolizwe zukhumbule oku/ 5 anecdotes of love
1. To you, “let’s move in together” is an unknown declaration of love. Unknown, to the other party that is. A statement of faith to jump head first, both sweaty palms and bright-eyed wonder into the abyss, trusting to happen upon that which is glorious. Or it is to say, here, this is the passage…
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For Liz: the dream and the hope of the slave
We met at the nascent of womanhood, Our girl shells fracturing to make room for our forming Toffee-nosed early 20 somethings walking tall like we had clocked this life thing Our ostentatious lives serving as tell-tales of our jutting. The reality of adulthood soon washed over, Our days drowning in scorn at the feeling of…
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Women keep saving me
Today is women’s day in South Africa. As I was reflecting on the day, I got so emotional thinking about the women who have and still carry me. Late last year when I couldn’t see a way forward, I went home to my mother and aunts and sisters and cousins. They literally carried me and…
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