Are we Loco
What depths of depravity do we allow ourselves to descend to, so that it makes it okay and natural for us to subject other human beings to gross acts of indignity. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Author: normabobb
Writing and sharing is my passion. I like to explore life through poetry and share my take on life's endless highs and lows.
Using our Voice
We have to be the voice of the oppressed. Thinking singularly blinds us to the inequalities in this Universe. Today it’s a stranger in distress, tomorrow it will most likely be you. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Compliance
Some of us don’t experience life because we dwell in a place of compliance, not hearing, seeing or feeling, and thinking that always being in compliance is the only way to save oneself. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
False Equivalency
Why should we clothe ourselves in the cloak of forgetfulness while others bask in the rays of denial? © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Words are Vacuous
Words have no value unless they are backed up by the work we do. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Catalyst
The present is the catalyst to the future. We have to be clear headed about the choices we make in the present so that we won’t be blindsided in the future. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Relevance
Showmanship is unrelated to substance. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Pretence
We have to be true to ourselves at all times. Pretence doesn’t deceive others, it creates a shadow around our integrity. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Trauma
Some of us are victims of our environment. We can’t change a system that isn’t sympathetic to our self worth. The only way to live without trauma is to be in fellowship with others that are afflicted in the same way. © Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
No Body’s Fool
Our decisions shouldn’t be based on fear or favour. The only person we owe favour to is ourselves. Ingratiating ourselves to others is a failed premise. It’s either people like and appreciate us for who we are and what we stand for, or they take the next exit. Life is too short, we can’t afford […]
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