Chapter 33_The age that changed my perspective of life
What a journey it’s been! I’m so grateful to my creator for waking me up to my true self. At first, everything in my life changed in a way that didn’t make sense. I was losing everything.
Then Chapter 33 happened – the age that flipped everything. I realized I’m…
Caged By My Culture: Vivien’s Story Through Poetry.
Caged by my culture
A custom in my society
A girl to stay at home and be taught to take care of a home
While a boy child goes to school to be educated
This culture should be eliminated,
Women and girls’ dreams are shattered,
Nowhere to run, no one to run to,
I must follow…
Because I’m a woman
Because I’m a woman
I’m a feeble craft
I’m sketched as a property
Designated as a commodity
Procured and delivered from one house to another
Because I’m a woman
I’m a second class burger
I’m by no means valued
No degree of significance is annexed to my personhood
Because I’m a woman
Attached to my attainment is limitation
Conjectural
Growing in…
Drastic steps of life
In the heart of an informal settlement, where the dusty streets echoed with the sounds of struggle and resilience, there lived a young girl named Jacqueline Kabungwe, known to all as Jackie. Softhearted yet short-tempered, loving yet too emotional, Jackie’s early years were marked by a tapestry of hardships…
Choosing motherhood over everything
My name is Chanel Barker. An ambitious 35-year-old white women who was born and bred in the United States but relocated to South Africa age 14 after my parents divorced. My parent’s divorce hit me hard and till this very moment, it’s been hard to keep up with the…
My name is Bethel, and this is my story: From violence to EMERGENCE
Wow, I married at a very tender age, immediately after secondary school. Then, I quickly gained university admission, having so many dreams of what my life would look like. To my surprise, it turned into a nightmare. My laughter and glow turned to sorrow, pain, anguish, and regret. My…
“I am married to an abuser, a narcissist, and a very selfish person”
My name is Mrs. S, and I am married to my husband, Mr. S. I am a 37-year-old coloured woman. I was born and raised in Cape Town but moved to Johannesburg in 2010 during the World Cup. I am the oldest of four sisters. My mom passed away…