This is not an event
It is inconsequential
One foot in front of the other
To walk almost at midnight
This is an event
It is such a big deal
It requires a WhatsApp group
Multiple messages
Rules
Intention
Posters being made to advertise
Maps and journeys plotted
To put one foot in front of the other
To walk, almost at midnight
This is not an event
No one was bothered
No one cared
One foot in front of the other
To walk, almost at midnight
This is an event
Womxn laughing under the moonlight
Chatting, talking, making connections
The usual dangers… night… men… walking in the dark in South Africa mitigated because there were many feet being put one in front of the other…
Walking… almost at midnight
This is not an event
We were walking almost at midnight
Giving the moon a chance to experience our joy that we could put one foot in front of the other, walking almost at midnight
To walk almost at midnight,
To start,
To end as it started,
Still whole…
Rose-Anne Reynolds
Women Walk at (Almost) Midnight, Milnerton
24 April 2025
