by David Hayward | Jan 7, 2015 | Blog
I am beautiful. I am free. I am wise. I am Sophia. How did I get here? How did I come to this? Why am I in these chains? Why am I locked in a dark cellar surrounded by things that degrade and dehumanise me? Especially words. Words that are meant to shame, subdue and...
by David Hayward | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog
I’m always waiting. Looking out the window for something to show is my pastime. Like through a dark glass. The thing is… I never really know what I’m looking for. All I know is that I want to experience my freedom. The freedom that beats in my chest wants to feel the...
by David Hayward | Nov 27, 2014 | Blog
When you read the story of Sophia in these blog posts, and see the drawings, you are seeing not only the journey of a young woman courageously struggling to achieve her own spiritual independence and gain her own freedom. You are also reading my story. This is about...
by David Hayward | Nov 3, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Please read to the end. I have a few things to give away. I’ve been thinking a lot about poetry lately. Why poetry? One writer has said poetry is important because we can “say what needs to be said in a direct, powerful and beautiful way”. Which is...
by David Hayward | Jul 30, 2014 | Exercises
This is a picture of a couple of watercolor paintings I did some time ago. I miss it. Let me tell you a story. Making art was an important part of my healing and reconstruction process. I didn’t know this at the beginning of my deconstruction. It didn’t...
