Kogi Naicker

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

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“ONE MOMENT IN TIME” by Kogi Naicker

Submitted to Contest #66

From young, and as I grew older, listening to One Moment in Time by the late Whitney Houston always opened my head, actually probably my heart more than my head, to a life of serving others and making a contribution to lives all around me. Even though that picture of how it was going to be done was not very clear, the feeling that it created inside would spontaneously bring tears of gratitude. I felt lik...

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“POWERLESSNESS IS A CHOICE” by Kogi Naicker

Submitted to Contest #58

As I walked through the high care facility past all the other patients, my heart was already sinking before I even got to the last bed where he lay. That image will forever be etched in my mind. He lay their motionless and powerless and I stood there, tears streaming down my face, also powerless. His fuel for staying alive was being provided by a respirator. The powerhouse that raised me was lying on a bed, helpless and ...

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“WHEN BIRTH BRINGS DESTRUCTION” by Kogi Naicker

Submitted to Contest #56

How your world falls apart, when you bring this new soul into the world. Life as you know it is thrown out of the window. Sleep becomes a cherished luxury, counting the number of hours that you had and wondering if it is possible to catch them up somewhere in the day. When you buy a rocker in the hope that, your child would sleep so that you can rest. When you watch your child in the rocker and you pass ...

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