Lovin’ Eyes

"Lovin' eyes can never see," sang Percy Sledge back in her childhood and the song plays in her head today over and over again - only in her case, it speaks about  a woman in love: 'When a woman loves a man... she becomes blind and numb  of her senses.' How truthful are those words,...

When Words Fail

When words fail me and I die (of failure to speak life to my bones); take me not to the cemetery but bury me behind my father's kraal. Put me not in a box, but cover me with a light cloth - don't let it be hard for the ants to reach me; give my body to...