Have met broken men before and It's a catastrophe. They all hide their brokenness somewhere for fear of being judged coz the society always labels a man as the strong one If a man reports abuse/violence/traumas they say " he's too weak to be considered sane." "Too strong to be sympathized". But he has demons he's fighting time over time by himself in search of light and freedom with his spirit crushed under trials of life. BROKEN PIECES FROM OBWERA Dearest Ndapita, I am writing this note as part of my broken pieces of which I have been struggling to make whole. I clearly remember how you said it to my face that "I carry poverty on my skin like birthmarks" and that "men are only good at chapter one of every love story", your words made me hate the mess my emotions brought. My chest kept feeling heavy at the thought of every memory that had you in it, then, I didn't see the meaning of life - the reason to live. Death was beckoning
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