WinterABC2023 The Flame- Day 5:Home can be anything

tcndangana

Jun 7

Home can be a place or a person. It can be words of comfort or encouragement that make you feel loved or realise that you are not alone. Home can be a voice that makes you feel safe or the scent that quiets all the voices in your head. I hope you find a place you call home. My heart has found shelter and protection in some individuals. I have opened my heart to people who have broken the walls of the place I call home.

I found a home in him because the first time I saw him after years he was wearing a face mask. When I confessed that although COVID-19 was now an epidemic I had not healed from the trauma that it had caused in the previous years he said he felt the same too. He taught me to appreciate the power of lyrics and not songs. So whenever I listen to any Urban grooves I can see his face.

There was a spark between us because we used to have conversations about books. She bonded over our love for the Zulu brothers. We were ready to leave everything and go to Bree Taxi rank in the hope of finding Qhawe Zulu.

My family has been my home because they believed in my craft. They believed in my gift when the world thought it was something useless. They have seen where I have come from and I hope they love the results.

My blog and my podcast have been my home, I have talked about things I have never talked about. I have watched my wounds heal and bleed as I write but I am not the person I was before I became The Baobab. I feel safe and I would do anything to be who I am.

What does HOME mean to you?

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