Friday 20 September 2013

unnoticed

there is a sadness in our world that we fail to see, the loss of hope. loosing hope is not obvious it is not the barrel of the gun to the head or the grabbing of a bag or the ruthless taking of virginity. although these actions can result in loss of hope. loss of hope comes quietly, slowly at times we do not even realise we are loosing it until it is no longer there. hope leaves with the disappointments, the assaults and robberies, hope leaves with dreams that never become reality, hope leaves when we never seem to get what we need and when support systems crumble or fail us hope is gone.

gone. often departure unnoticed and unannounced, no loud speaker announcement. just gradually, gradually, until it's gone and we are left saddened and heartbroken by nothing in particular. So our sadness goes unnoticed.

Wednesday 18 September 2013

i too am here

I have not been a very diligent blogger this year, my last post was June, where I bemoaned that my last post was April. Enuff said!

I am travelling inside to find what it is that is trying to talk to me, what it is that wants to come out, to be spoken, to be seen and heard, to be identified, acknowledged, recognised.
I am here, can you see me I am here. I cannot be in the dark, inconspicuous and invisble any longer. Yes ma'am,  no ma'am, upstairs sir, downstairs sir! I too have a voice that needs to be heard, I too have a song to sing and a poem to recite. My heart also bleeds with love lost and friends passed on. I too have suffered. I too have won and created and nurtured beautiful gardens of pansies, poppies and tulips, my hands have touched many lives and cleaned wounds, stuck band aids on little children, cut the nails of old people, held the hand of brave yet fearful soldiers and my lips they too have kissed a newborn babe's forward, the hand of a maiden and the lips of a hard working man. My feet have moved me across cities, carried me home tired after work and eagerly and surely across mountains. I too am here! Look at me and know that I too am here!