The Sound of Freedom Is Not Silence – The Mail & Guardian

The sound of freedom is not silence – The Mail & Guardian

When we left Tembisa last year, we thought we were leaving more than just a place. We thought we were stepping into something lighter, something safer, something closer to what people call freedom.  But freedom, it turns out, is not always a clean break. Sometimes it follows you, sits beside you in the silence, asks you questions you are not ready to answer. In Tembisa, silence did not exist. Life announced itself constantly. Our house stood on …

The sound of freedom is not silence

When we left Tembisa last year, we thought we were leaving more than just a place. We thought we were stepping into something lighter, something safer, something closer to what people call freedom.  But freedom, it turns out, is not always a clean break. Sometimes it follows you, sits beside you in the silence, asks you questions you are not ready to answer. In Tembisa, silence did not exist. Life announced itself constantly. Our house stood on …