They witnessed her
pain
They witnessed the
day he threw her out naked in the rain
They witnessed her
shattered pride,
The trauma in her
children's eyes.
But the day
investigators came knocking on thier doors,
There were no
witnesses
They flocked like
scavenger birds to witness the day
She was carried
away by paramedics in a body bag.
But the day
investigators came knocking on their doors,
There were no
witnesses.
It was their
ignorance that forced her
To live a life of
stress and strife.
It was their
blind, uncaring eyes that led to her demise.
It was their
words, their silence that condoned his behavior.
It was them that
killed her.
And they came in
their hundreds,
Dressed in black
with mournful faces,
Their shameful
eyes cast down
As her casket went
six-feet underground.
They came to pay
their first respects on her last day.
By then, it was way too late.
As with Caroline’s poem, Nothukhela had to edit her poem down to fit a 1
minute TV insert to be aired as part of the 16 Days of Activism campaign. Other
noted dates within this period include:
25 November: International Day of No Violence Against Women
1 December: World AIDS Day
3 December: International Day for the Disabled
10 December: Human Rights Day
The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign is coming to a close on Monday. It goes without saying that the issues
highlighted over this period should be observed daily and be part of how one conducts oneself in
relation to others…
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