Are we forgetting to look back? Or look forward? When we block the light we become shadows. Right? When we stand in front of light our shadows fall behind. Right? What are shadows? It’s all perspective. It’s all how you see it. Everything is perspective. It’s how we choose to see it. I am learning …
They say nothing is perfect but still many strive for perfection. Some believe we can achieve world peace but one person’s idea of peace can be another person’s idea of hell. What is the meaning of this earth that we live in? Why were we put on this earth? What is the meaning of us …
I have a dream he said. I have a dream… What is the dream for the future now? Is it the same dream? Nothing but a dream What’s the dream for the world? In 19 years from now… What’s the dream for the world? Are we just going keep eating while others barely eat? …
I traveled across lands and several bodies of water to make it here. The moment I stepped out of the plane and took my very first step on the grounds of Eritrea I knew I was home. Sometimes it’s frustrating when you try to communicate with people and it feels impossible to …
Humanity, Taking it in gradually As it fills my body It fills me… ignites different emotions throughout me Reluctantly, I receive Filled by the reality of constant tragedies Reminded of the magnitude of inhumanity Confused… Confused by civilization What are we? You and me… This blood that flows through our bodies, This heart that pumps …
‘You’re not black’ she said to me, as we walked home from school. I could feel heat spread on my brown face, Feeling hurt and angry. Why would she reject me? I am part of this community. So I passionately, defended my ‘black’ identity. She rolled her eyes and with amusement in her voice, …
I remember begging the bouncer to let my friends and I in. Why are you not letting us in? I looked at his brown face a shade darker from my own. Tears rolling from my eyes because I knew we did nothing wrong. The laughing array of white faces behind the glass walls, totally …
We struggle with labels and do our best to understand where we fit. It’s difficult to be alive without ‘knowing who you are’ so we create labels to explain to everyone. Perhaps we were born knowing who we are? Perhaps we were born knowing our purpose? The challenge is preserving our authenticity as the …