Men always liked me, because I was very damaged and unpredictable, my children's father claims that I have multiple personalities, but I don't.
Kola BoofI wrote about my life just as I remembered it. I named names and it's very detailed. Hundreds of Sudanese refugees and people from Africa say that my journey is very similar to theirs.
Kola BoofThe Black woman is the most unprotected, unloved woman on earth...she is the only flower on earth...that grows unwatered.
Kola BoofI have never received full credit from the SPLA [Sudanese People's Liberation Army], because the men are very sexist and feel that I'm acting out of place, bringing too much attention to myself - but for the funeral of our leader John Garang, they had me write the poem "Chol Apieth" to eulogize him, and that was their way of acknowledging my contributions.
Kola Boof