Trene yatla

Trene yatla

So, much to say on this 'graph --- so, so, so much --- but I'll recount when I was in Sub B (grade 2?) circa. 1984.

So, me and smart self, decide I need to get my shoes from underneath my mother's bed --- guess what I do? I lit a candle, shoved it under the bed (it was dark) --- a few hours later my mother's house was on fire.

Neighbours helped with extinguishing the fire --- mother was serving that 90 day detention --- the police, no, the army, came to interrogate me, thinking I was working for the 'other side' of the force.

That was the only time I couldn't say my name (the R-1 on my neck was choking my voice-box)

1ove, memory.

13h56 Tuesday
09, September
2008
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11 Comments
 
  1. seilatsatsi
    "I lit a candle, shoved it under the bed (it was dark) --- a few hours later my mother's house was on fire."
    made my day, lol.

    beautiful pic
  2. Khumbelo
    classic.
  3. æ
    those were the days cde...

    nice snap
  4. Juxtapose
    top shot, interesting story, intersting series. riddled with nostalgia
    blogsta
    woow... that sounds hectic, the interrogation part (and the house burning)!! it must have been traumatising... thanks for sharing your stories!!
    daniel
    You aren't coming anywhere near my pad sunshine!!
  5. ntsasa
    it's amazing that when you go through hardship, you can't imagine being on the othersied, recounting the story.

    love your shot. it's clearly "after-school" - shirts not tucked in!
  6. yizzi25
    Bring back the Memories!
    i love this photograph for real!
  7. twiggle stix
    Nice shot!
    May i ask wat lense did you use?
  8. lebogang nkoane
    ta!

    It was/is a Sigma DG (for canon, i think): 70-300mm.
  9. NguJaz
    I know mothers in the 80s who have stayed loving their sons for burning other people -- so I guess her house weren't too bad.
    who are you if you're not your mother's son?
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