A Love Letter to Sofia

Gathoni wa Wairura

Dear Sofia,

Your gentle touch disarms me

And makes me sing of your self-effacing beauty

Of your great wealth and wisdom, of your pain and your persevering spirit

Of the passion in the voices of your artists.

 

Tell me your secrets, buried deep beneath the cobbled streets

Share with me your memories, resting upon the rooftops

Let me hear your dreams, safely hidden in your walls

As whispers between lovers, the laughter of children, cries of parents longing  for their sons and daughters.

 

I will remember you – with:

The songs of the sparrows at the break of dawn

The scent of the linden tree in the noontide

The vibrancy of the youth in the evenings

And in the deep of the night, t’is the gentle roar of the sleeping giants surrounding you that should calm me.

 

But until then, visit me in my sleep, whisper to me your dreams, your memories and your secrets, because in there lies the path to our future.

So long Sofia

 

Yours sincerely

Gathoni wa Wairura

17th June 2024

 

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Gathoni wa Wairura

Gathoni wa Wairura (she/her) -A Kenyan Danish writer. Living in Denmark since 2008. Gathoni is passionate about stories and uses her passion to tell stories that matter, of women in abusive relationships, of minority groups, stories that challenge stereotypes. These can be found in form of three self-published biographies, which include: AYAH- A girl’s race against time for a chance to walk (2021)., My Journey with Joanna (2021)., My Journey with Joanna Continues (2023). Gathoni is also a dramaturge and a playwright. She was a co-writer and a dramaturge for the Exhibition and performance pieces -Blinkered - a part of Embodied Journeys (2023) – performed at the Den Frie Contemporary Art Museum in Copenhagen, as well as a European funded performance piece Sankofa (2024) - performed at Union in Copenhagen, Denmark. Gathoni has written a yet to be published play- Invisible Faces – About African women living in Denmark (2024). Conversations- Gathoni is also a speaker on matters related to literature and postcolonialism in various schools around Copenhagen. For more information, kindly check her out at www.gathoniwawairura.com Email: gathoniwawairura@gmail.com Follow Gathoni on social media : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063628848088 https://www.instagram.com/gathoniwawairura/

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