Written piece
Threads of Rising
Ngozi Omenyima
Nigeria
About this piece
This piece is drawn from moments of survival, self‑discovery, and defiance. It follows the thread of a voice that refused to be silenced—rising from abandonment, and invisibility. Each line pulls together identity, queerness, and courage that speaks, loves and stands unbroken.
Still, I rise; still, I write. I gather the pieces of my scattered self and build a voice they cannot erase. My scars are scripture. My queerness, a calling. There is power in being unwelcome and still arriving, still speaking, still loving. We who rise are never going back to silence.