Ending 2011: Youth Stories Part Three

This is part three in our end of the year series featuring stories by our youth. Please see our previous posts for more details about the project.

A group of our learners from Diepsloot, Alexandra, and Hillbrow communities wrote about a challenge that they face in their lives. They then created a poem, rap, drawing or short story to inspire people to change the situation. Below is the third of three featured responses.

Morgan Faku, Grade 11, Alexandra Township

A challenge in my life is living without knowing my father. I face this problem every day and I need a male person to guide me. It’s tough when you are a boy and don't know your father because it's difficult to discuss things with a female person.

Seeing others who have close relationships with their fathers is tough on you. You end up saying, ‘Why was I born?’ and thinking that you are a mistake, that you weren’t planned. That’s why life is hard on me.

I haven't overcome it because it is something that cannot be changed. It is the way life is and you have to continue the life you live.

I would like to tell others that they are not a mistake, God made you who you are and Earth is not your home, heaven is.

Poem:

Life is hectic

take it as an assignment from God

for eternity,

cause earth is not your home,

the things you have are not yours,

God borrowed you them

and life is an assignment from God.