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A Woman’s Body Parts | Sitawa Namwalie | TEDxLavingtonWomen


a woman must have the ability to

a woman must have the ability to reattach her body parts when they fall

reattach her body parts when they fall

reattach her body parts when they fall off I received this advice from my

off I received this advice from my

off I received this advice from my grandmother as we sat peeling bananas

grandmother as we sat peeling bananas

grandmother as we sat peeling bananas for a meal a woman must have the ability

for a meal a woman must have the ability

for a meal a woman must have the ability to reattach her body parts when they

to reattach her body parts when they

to reattach her body parts when they fall off over the years my auntie’s

fall off over the years my auntie’s

fall off over the years my auntie’s added their voice of counsel to hers yes

added their voice of counsel to hers yes

added their voice of counsel to hers yes they said a woman must not hold tightly

they said a woman must not hold tightly

they said a woman must not hold tightly onto her body parts she will only cause

onto her body parts she will only cause

onto her body parts she will only cause herself pain I confirm these words as I

herself pain I confirm these words as I

herself pain I confirm these words as I watched my mother reattach her body

watched my mother reattach her body

watched my mother reattach her body parts

parts

parts every time they fell off my grandmother

every time they fell off my grandmother

every time they fell off my grandmother was certain

a woman does not have the luxury of

a woman does not have the luxury of permanent body parts they must remain

permanent body parts they must remain

permanent body parts they must remain detachable by the time she’s grown they

detachable by the time she’s grown they

detachable by the time she’s grown they will fall off quite regularly no cause

will fall off quite regularly no cause

will fall off quite regularly no cause for alarm she simply must gather up her

for alarm she simply must gather up her

for alarm she simply must gather up her bits and pieces reattach them only she

bits and pieces reattach them only she

bits and pieces reattach them only she knows her design when she falls into

knows her design when she falls into

knows her design when she falls into disarray a woman must have the ability

disarray a woman must have the ability

disarray a woman must have the ability to reattach her body parts every time

to reattach her body parts every time

to reattach her body parts every time they fall off her body parts may fall

they fall off her body parts may fall

they fall off her body parts may fall off when she’s threatened when a man

off when she’s threatened when a man

off when she’s threatened when a man looms over her scowling when her opinion

looms over her scowling when her opinion

looms over her scowling when her opinion is disregarded a woman must not be

is disregarded a woman must not be

is disregarded a woman must not be alarmed she must learn to pick up the

alarmed she must learn to pick up the

alarmed she must learn to pick up the pieces and reattach them my grandmother

pieces and reattach them my grandmother

pieces and reattach them my grandmother was clear in her instructions when

was clear in her instructions when

was clear in her instructions when reattaching the body parts a woman must

reattaching the body parts a woman must

reattaching the body parts a woman must start with her arms with her hands

start with her arms with her hands

start with her arms with her hands firmly in place she can reattach the

firmly in place she can reattach the

firmly in place she can reattach the other parts a woman’s nose may fall off

other parts a woman’s nose may fall off

other parts a woman’s nose may fall off often it is a rather sensitive body part

often it is a rather sensitive body part

often it is a rather sensitive body part and has a tendency to catch fright jump

and has a tendency to catch fright jump

and has a tendency to catch fright jump off her face and run away and hide a

off her face and run away and hide a

off her face and run away and hide a woman must have the ability to reattach

woman must have the ability to reattach

woman must have the ability to reattach her body parts every time they fall off

her body parts every time they fall off

her body parts every time they fall off when reattaching the ears a woman must

when reattaching the ears a woman must

when reattaching the ears a woman must start

start

start with the left here then the right ear

with the left here then the right ear

with the left here then the right ear then she can hear again when reattaching

then she can hear again when reattaching

then she can hear again when reattaching the lips a woman must take care not to

the lips a woman must take care not to

the lips a woman must take care not to attach them upside down she does not

attach them upside down she does not

attach them upside down she does not want to look strange like a bird with a

want to look strange like a bird with a

want to look strange like a bird with a beak a woman must have the ability to

beak a woman must have the ability to

beak a woman must have the ability to reattach her body parts

reattach her body parts

reattach her body parts every time they fall off now she can

every time they fall off now she can

every time they fall off now she can return her eyes into her empty eye

return her eyes into her empty eye

return her eyes into her empty eye sockets they may make a sucking sound

sockets they may make a sucking sound

sockets they may make a sucking sound when pushed back into her head but this

when pushed back into her head but this

when pushed back into her head but this is a small price to pay to restore her

is a small price to pay to restore her

is a small price to pay to restore her vision now she can lay her head back

vision now she can lay her head back

vision now she can lay her head back onto her neck taking care not to later

onto her neck taking care not to later

onto her neck taking care not to later scans or worse back to front finally the

scans or worse back to front finally the

scans or worse back to front finally the right leg then the left leg

my grandmother added these words of

my grandmother added these words of wisdom as we sat in the dark waiting for

wisdom as we sat in the dark waiting for

wisdom as we sat in the dark waiting for sleep

sleep

sleep you see she said with her legs firmly in

you see she said with her legs firmly in

you see she said with her legs firmly in place a woman can go anywhere it’s about

place a woman can go anywhere it’s about

place a woman can go anywhere it’s about time

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