The room of books, by Rethabile Masilo
Every face carries the strife it possesses, and people wear these like masks to hide the inside of their colour. You'll see them sometimes, when the dolour of life is heavy and unbearable, turn away into the confines of another street. Some wear them against the weather, like a hat, or a rubber coat, or a pair of old gumboots. I wear mine like the sun to burn the things that make me, the tough