I can’t forget you,
Nor can I abandon my thoughts of you,
Because in my garden of memories,
You’re still the tallest tree among the many.
Even when I try to cut down the branches
Of our shared laughs and smiles,
They grow back faster than ever,
and memories I consider dead come back to life.
ABOUT…
Women! Mothers! Girls! I never knew the depth of these until I lived all the three.
I am a final student at one of the universities in Uganda. I gave birth to a healthy baby boy in my second year at the University. Everything changed since then. After my boyfriend…
“Mirror, Mirror”
Mirror, Mirror.
Who’s the prettiest of them all? Not me. Certainly.
Look at all the beauties out there. Surely have you seen my crooked smile? What about my pimples? And what about my big ears? Oh how glad I am that you can only see my face. I hear my…
Hello, my name is Tshegofatso Tlholwe from a village called Thamaga in Botswana. I always tell people that I love my name because it has a deeper meaning that I live for. Tshegofatso means Blessing, and I personally feel like I am a blessing to myself, family, friends and…
Life can be anything and today I hope it’s full:
Full of everything good
Full of the love I crave
In the night time, when I’m lonely —
and my tears keep falling.
Full of the care I need
In the day time, when I’m lost —
and trouble keeps calling.
Full of rest.
I am tired, I’m…
Like an ode,
This is an elevation of an overcoming evolution.
From an enslaved background.
The norms have revolved to what it is now.
Eventual change we’re living in.
Still fighting while they give us reasons to give in.
Trying to damage us like that will save society.
A term that is exclusive for hidden patriarchy.
Nuanced…
What is purpose?
The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists, definition from Oxford Languages.
I remember crying my eyes out because I had not figured anything out, but the truth is that nobody has.
Every day, we see people doing well on the Internet, which…
I never imagined that a place I considered my refuge would cast me out so cruelly. I went to the church seeking comfort, seeking solace, but instead, I was met with rejection and words that cut deeper than any blade.
I still remember the moment when I got the courage…