defence

“Your very presence is violent!”

pain and Hope, race vibes, South Africa, things to wrestle with

“Your very presence is violent!”

Words i heard last night. Not the kind of thing that feels great coming from someone who has a history of giving you a hard time or trolling you on social media, but something you learn to get over quickly and pull out the thick skin for. "Your very presence is violent." But what if it comes from one of your best friends? And what if you suspect they might be right? [Disclaimer: Now i imagine [...]

By brettfish|2018-04-12T13:46:29+02:00April 12th, 2018|pain and Hope, race vibes, South Africa, things to wrestle with|2 Comments

help me understand

challenging thorts, poems and other creativity, shtupidt people, South Africa, things to wrestle with

help me understand

i don't get it, you know... i really don't understand how day in, day out you seem to make everything about you and by doing that you lose sight of everything that this thing could have brought to you in terms of helping you grow, to learn, to change to unlearn, to discern, to know and finally understand [breathe.] it's as if by making it about you you completely make it not about [...]