Nilitaka Tu Kuonekana, Alisema Mwezi

Kai Cheng Thom: “I just wanted to be seen, said the Moon."

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KISWAHILI

Ndugu

kwa maana gani umenifanyia hivi? Alisema Jua kwa Mwezi

kwa nini uibe nuru yangu?

chozi lilimtiririka kwenye shavu jeupe.

nilitaka tu kuonekana, alisema Mwezi.

- Kai Cheng Thom ni mwandishi, mshauri wa kitamaduni, mzungumzaji, na mtaalamu wa kutatua migogoro.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Siblings

how could you do this to me? said the Sun to the Moon

how could you steal my light?

a tear rolled down her pale cheek.

i just wanted to be seen, said the Moon.

- Kai Cheng Thom is a writer, cultural consultant, speaker, and conflict resolution practitioner.

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KISWAHILI: Asante na tutaonana tena,

Mmerikani

ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Thank you and may we see each other again,

Mmerikani

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Chanzo (source): Thom, Kai Cheng. I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl’s Notes from the End of the World. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2019, page 111. Kindle Edition.