Hi lovesss!
Ever better than yesterday?
It took Nthanda and I only two Whatsapp voice notes to seal the deal of me writing for this amazing blog.
We go along so well, and I’m ever grateful to ICFP for giving me friendships to treasure along with many other things. I don’t deserve the description about me in the previous post, but here’s me being simply overwhelmed with feelings I cannot explain and here’s me thanking Nthanda for being the extraordinary she is.
To start off a new month and a new week, (as special as this combination sounds) I want to share a poem I wrote when I was 15. It is an open letter to my friends and myself. That however small we may feel, at the end of the day we are the pebble of so many kind. And therefore, we are bigger than we will ever know.
I hope this poem from a 15 year old insecure little girl who found a way to love herself, give you the piece of assurance you need to have a wonderful week ahead.
Pebble of so many kind
She was always envious.
She met a lot of people,
She knew she could never become.
Seen so many..
Achieve such great heights,
She’s left with nothing
But only to remain stoked.
You see, she thought of herself as one tiny pebble.
People wrote diaries to themselves using alluring names,
She started each page with “Dear Pebble”.
Perhaps, deep down she was fighting to ‘not be a pebble’.
But chiefly,
She saw herself as one pebble in a world infested with ‘giants’ as she liked to put it.
She suffocated all along.
Laughed at people who believe in her.
Mocked at those who insists she’s kind,
Claiming they just don’t know her well enough.
‘Pebble’ you say darling?
I’d agree with you.
But only if
You believe you’re the pebble of so many kind.
The pebble that could climb heights,
Smile bright
And above giving,
Accept love as much.
The pebble that is fearless.
You were the pebble who was always too afraid.
Afraid to be loved even.
Not anymore.
Because you’re the pebble of so many kind.
You’re my kind of pebble.
The pebble I love.
–Sekulu Nyekha
Gigantic love,
Seku
About Sekulu Nyekha –
*Believes in the concept of being a citizen of the world whilst still knowing about one’s roots and holding on to them.
*Passionate about sexual and reproductive health rights, minority voices and gender equality.
*Writes, makes or watches films when she’s not eating or talking.
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