I ran away from home.

My folks came after me. They found me. They brought me back.

I ran away from home again.

My folks came right after me. I hid. They still found me. They brought me back again.

Stupid!

The next time, I burnt the house down first.

Joe Malone is living with a Wora woman and her three sisters in South Sudan. Read more of his writing at joem18b.wordpress.com.