Suffering with the Unexplained

Very few
Knew
Where Bredasdorp is
This place 
Where the platteland poverty
Forces choices
Robbing children of their innocence
Breadwinners 
Suffering
Struggles limitless
Pain
A circle endless

Very few
Understood
Who Anene Booysen was
This person
Whose tragic life story is now on national TV
Lost voices
Raising alarm bells conscious
Innocent victims
Suffering
Struggles limitless
Pain
In circles endless

Very few
Comprehend
We all pick up the pieces
Our nation
Trapped in turmoil
Lost souls
New curfews forced
Innocents
Suffering
Struggles continuous
Pain
In circles endless

By Simone Beatrice Naik Noemdoe, 2013-02-11. In the memory of a young woman whose bravery touched me. Her battle with life ended in a war with known assailants – their dysfunction makes us question our own consciousness. My heart goes out to the community.