“and how the wound won’t close until it’s existence is spoken aloud, but not one person dares to”

y’all this one blew me away. it is so profound, with beautiful, lyrical writing that transported me into the lives of the characters, into the Kenyan drylands, into the depths of heart wrenching painful experiences that left gaping wounds in the souls of these characters trying to find their way towards love and connection but coming up against barriers they couldn’t understand because when we don’t speak of our wounds, they don’t have a chance to heal and they infect all those around us and we must choose to trust in each other, to find the goodness that exists, to love each other through the pain that makes us want to turn away. we can only move forward with truth, with the uncovering of what those before us thought they needed to hide, with an openness towards what can be