Gloria D. Gonsalves

“My thick and full lips shall pout their African ancestry until all sorrows are kissed out of me.”

“The joy of comradeship in this foreign land has been killed by silence and overprotection of personal space. I miss the chaos around me for it makes me realise that I am amidst life and alive.”

“Poetry is not difficult. If you possess one of the five senses, poetry is in it. If you can compose text message, tweet or Facebook status, you can write poetry. If you can rap a song, you can rhyme poetry. If you can memorise a prayer, you can recite poetry. If you struggle to make sense of formatted text, poetry is your call.”

“She is a woman, how can you confuse her for a man?”

“What are the lessons intended in the stories we tell to our children today?”

“There's a thin boundary between the light and dark side. Both are fervent to reign in the space of the other.”

“Life at home is at a pace which allows you to appreciate what it has to offer. Simultaneously you get a chance to reflect on what you wish from it. Our development also goes at the same pace, which is not something that everyone appreciates.”

“Everyone these days is concerned so much with privacy and forgets the value of human touch. We still need each other but are scared of how it might sound or appear to the other.”

“I was taught how to walk but I did not master the cheating steps of others.”

“I do not condemn either the rich or the poor, but the consequences of these two.”

“Nothing that the Creator gave is of unworthiness.”

“She refuses to support the slogan - Men are equal to women - if this translates to her femininity being faded out or confused by trying to please a selfish idea of anyone wanting a woman to be both herself and a man.”

“To inspire is revealing the unpolished bits before perfection.”

“Do not fear to find yourself among strangers.”

“Many years ago, I left my home country very narrow minded. Today I return with an educated mind, able to understand why my culture is as it is and still be very proud of it.”

“At times we are the worst racist enemies of our black selves.”

“The moment of honouring our humanity is now.”

“Give yourself a break from any holy book andstart looking at others as you want to be looked at.”

“We should all celebrate the magnitude of diverse and unique souls that live in our world today, for it is an essence that makes our lives colourful every singleday.”

“One should use well a mouth for someone will remember your words and the manner they were spoken. One should pose well in a body for someone will remember your image and how you carried it. One should serve well for someone will recall the kindness and spread it among humanity.”