African Crises
Filed in politics, May 25, 2008, 12:47 am by NeemaI’m intrigued to note that the International Media blitz that accompanied Kenya’s 2008 crisis does not seem to replicate itself for the current break out in South Africa. A friend of mine, Rev. LaDonna Sanders is part of The Ubuntu project in South Africa. She wrote to her network of wellwishers in the US and [...]
The Fall
Filed in writing, May 23, 2008, 10:02 am by NeemaBroken concrete.
Hiding place of memory.
That which can be rebuilt.
The fall
is a dark red film to see through.
It colour’s everything that was
before. Shattered windows obscure,
dumb into silence. Their screams
reverberate and cut like frozen water.
They bruise, and do not clean.
The paths of evaporating tar
burnt and broken – perpetually
trembling – endure wrath faithfully.
Memory is eroded here, deleted.
We will [...]
Ngwatilo rises
Filed in writing, May 20, 2008, 5:32 am by NeemaDear World,
It’s 5.11am. Well before sunrise. I am awake. www.Ngwatilo.com is awake; we are here. It’s not long before sunrise I said. The cock that recently and magically appeared among my father’s hens is doing something I’d rather shout in your ear than attempt to notate: It would be deflated, and I suspect you don’t [...]
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