Poems

By SAM NDLOVU BORN IN A BODILY PRISON Hated without reason Living on a mission To love with full conviction This body is my affliction Hence I make that decision To enter this transition And bring my soul to living As I emerge from my cocoon Like a bird freed from its caging I hear…

By Nthabiseng Mokoena Thunder, lightning and storms as the heavens ululate and sing for the arrival of a child, a soul, a person…a human being. Joy, excitement and hope as the father anticipates and wishes for the birth of a boy, a male, an heir….a son. Emotions run high and thoughts run wild as the…

Written for International Intersex Awareness Day By Sam Ndlovu Is it genuine interest, or intrigue or just intrusion When it comes to intersex, many think it’s an illusion many wonder, what’s my sex? Tell me where lies the confusion Just embrace my uniqueness, put an end to my exclusion I symbolize diversity and all life’s…