By Tashing Wazara, Zimbabwe: It is pitch-black. I can hear voices around me and I can tell that there are people talking. I can't really make out what they're saying but I can tell that they're whispering, as though trying not to wake me up. Every part of my body hurts. I can't feel my left leg. Suddenly my heart […]
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By Thembelihle Sishuba, South Africa: Tinted windows, Iron bars Closed chambers, constant guards, No one knows, no one’s seen The wreckage enclosed behind the scenes. No one knows or even cares, About the child trapped within. Eyes wide, Dry tears She lost her voice when she was ten. Glorified Orphan, Self destructs often, Has big dreams she can't achieve. Tinted windows, […]
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