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Ruth Titus Sum | Am I Healed Enough to be Vulnerable? - AfricanWriter.com
Ruth Titus Sum | Am I Healed Enough to be Vulnerable? - AfricanWriter.com
Long after the bullets stopped flying and the smoke cleared, footprints of those who ran barefoot appeared —mothers dragging children, fathers clutching machetes, hearts pounding louder than sirens. A question lingers, a relentless whisper in the back of my mind—dry like harmattan dust, persistent, suffocating, and everywhere. It’s not a shout. It doesn’t demand attention. […]
“UP NEPA!” — The National Anthem of Suffering and Survival
“UP NEPA!” — The National Anthem of Suffering and Survival
But in Nigeria, basic things are never basic. Electricity is like a cheating ex: always disappearing, but when they come back, you still…
Eye. A piece of art
Eye. A piece of art
And when we smile at our loved one, our entire face comes alive, like a sunrise bursting over the horizon
The day I lost a child, and I didn't even know.
The day I lost a child, and I didn't even know.
I thought I had tucked and tightened it in places beyond reach, buried deep in the darkest corners of my soul
He watched her slip away.
He watched her slip away.
Death is strange that way — how the world keeps turning, how the sun rises and sets while you sit frozen, waiting for a sign.
1,001 night
1,001 night
We didn’t just fall in love. We grew in love.
fractured peace
fractured peace
When I finally die!!
When I finally die!!
When I finally die, I want you to know that I gave my best at work. I tried to make a decent living.
Dear God
Dear God
When plans shift, I honestly feel like I'm sinking. And if I'm sinking, maybe it's because I'm clinging to a piece of wood in the ocean…
Misfits!
Misfits!
We did not kiss. We occasionally lingered a little too long when our arms brushed, when our hands touched, never locking eyes. But in the…
The little girl within me cries out for a love as warm and safe as a summer sun.
The little girl within me cries out for a love as warm and safe as a summer sun.
The inner child of mine craves healing
Pretty things don't make too much noise.
Pretty things don't make too much noise.
Hope is cruel. It digs into the empty spaces, convincing you that this time, things will be different. That maybe, just maybe, someone…
women pretend inferiority to give men a false sense of superiority.
women pretend inferiority to give men a false sense of superiority.
The whore!!
Women have gone wild
Women have gone wild
They no longer whispered—they roared.
I’m still looking for God, and I’m still finding him everywhere
I’m still looking for God, and I’m still finding him everywhere
if God was hiding, maybe He was hiding in the people we look away from.
Don't worry so much about love.
Don't worry so much about love.
Love is the greatest above all
Broken dreams
Broken dreams
Dreams don’t always die with a bang. Sometimes, they rot slowly—eaten away by traffic jams, salary alerts that barely stretch, and the hum…
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