Comments on: Schism: to a friend and colleague, lost, perhaps someday found

By: Umtheto ka Sokisi: the original gaymarriage | justkeletso

Umtheto ka Sokisi: the original gaymarriage | justkeletso — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:30:47 +0000

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By: skip schiel

skip schiel — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:07:23 +0000

somervillein: "slit in the skin" is a perfect metaphor for how i feel. to be slit, to bleed, is to be opened, to be wounded, not only me but the greater body, it is to be blessed. (bless comes from the word blood, by the way.)

By: somervillein

somervillein — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:37:18 +0000

SabaH an-noor, ya Ein al-Noor,

In fact, it is another unseasonably gloomy October morning; but we remember the usual golden blessings of this time.Judging from this piece, Skip, you are feeling an inner gloom, too, from the split in a relationship which is too like a slit in your skin.

Your letter to “M” is a masterfully poetic attempt at reconciliation which, I hope, will succeed. More power to you with lens, pen, and speech as you so skillfully and conscientiously try to show us to each other and to ourselves.

Peace–outward and inward.

Somervillein