I’m from a place where families are enemies
Where children are blamed for their parents misfortunes and failures,
A place where parents are rivals Tormenting each other’s children spiritually and physically so to have themselves successful first than the other.

I’m from a place where spiritual wars are waged in broad daylight
Where the night calls for dancing monkeys on top of everyone’s roof till the next day ends the party.
A place where the devil resides in churches
Where a congregation fights during a church services and our sins and sicknesses are sprayed away by insecticides.

I’m from a place where man speak of how other men are wealthy and how they spend their money.
A place where they take political issues serious than family issues,
All that is discussed in a bar where they run away from their wives and children.

I’m from a place where age is a number,
A 19 year old tells a 40 year old woman that ‘Its better you’ve raised your children, mine are yet to grow and won’t get employed yet.’
A place where 15 year old drop out tells a 21 year old that ‘you’re better because you didn’t leave school and have no baby, you don’t suffer like I do.’

I’m from South Africa, and Nelspruit is my home.