Puleng Segalo
- Textile
- Aug 8, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 8, 2023
Poetry +Textile / Gender Based Violence (GBV)
One of the main challenges South Africa faces today is gender-based violence. For example, it is estimated that every day, three women die at the hands of their intimate partners and crime statistics reports indicate that over a hundred women are raped each day. This is a glimpse of the severity of challenges South Africa faces when it comes
to issues of gender violence.
POEM EXCERPT
"I feel my heart pumping hard,
I turn to look down at my chest to see if I can catch a glimpse of its rhythmic movement,
I am still scared as I recall the venom that came from his mouth before he fell asleep, Tonight, he reminded me that he owns me."
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