“ The most beautiful thing is that despite the shallow life we sometimes succumb to - the soul has no timeline and it knows what it wants and will yearn within until it seeks the journey Malebo Sephodi
“ Expand!You are not small. Your Foremothers did not do what they did so you could occupy small! Malebo Sephodi
“ It's actually such a tragedy that I live in a world that is inspired by me putting my body or mental state on the line Malebo Sephodi
“ I am shedding.I am not a new me.I am my old me in my new me.I remain, carved with the soul of my knife.My mess scattered all over my countenance. I am me. Take me as I am. Malebo Sephodi
“ The voice of a Black woman should always be HERSELF ...No edits - no erasure - no pressure - no expectations - no additions - no intruders Malebo Sephodi
“ And that makes us (black women) feel like we have spokespeople, because everybody we encounter feels they have a piece of you and can tell you how to live your life Malebo Sephodi
“ And It was said to me: "embrace the glorious mess you are". How easy it is to see darkness in the winter shedding and not see that even in its gloominess lies great beauty. That even in our great stru… Malebo Sephodi
“ Yes I am aware of the rules. Yes I can totally see how I err the Queen.Yes it is this very fact of slaying her language.That gives my soul its melodies. Malebo Sephodi
“ Yes, many years of oppression may have complicated things and it seems impossible for blacks to create their own means of production. But, I truly believe that we must start somewhere. We must reimagi… Malebo Sephodi
“ In order to validate our Africanness, we hold on to tradition at all cost, banning critical engagement in an attempt to preserve its sacredness Malebo Sephodi
“ It is the very thing I thought I could never be that the real me has settled into like a puzzle. Who would have thought I could be me? Malebo Sephodi
“ How do I negotiate my way across life with a system that I find so violent yet it seems so normal to many others? Malebo Sephodi
“ I want to live in a liberated intersectional society. As long as inequality and discrimination exists, I cannot be satisfied with the life that we are forced to live. Everyone deserves to lead the lif… Malebo Sephodi
“ To misbehave us to denounce the social norms that limit individuals based on who they are. That to make history is to upset patriarchy, a system that is intent on controlling and marginalising others. Malebo Sephodi
