Written piece
'Generational Thread'
TAPIWA NDEULE
Malawi
About this piece
It describes the history and stories that we carry as people.
Each generation carries a piece from the past that we pass on
With every step we take we carry pain as well but we keep moving forward knowing that the next generation will benefit from the history we leave for them.
Those who came before us kept the piece.
This is the quilt that has kept the peace.
For generations, it has waved like a flag,
proud of the roots we came from.
With every prick of the needle, we keep a piece of ourselves,
knowing the quilt will be passed down.