Xawa Jaamac Cabdi waa Abwaanad araga la’ uu Eebe hibo siiyay, waxay ku dhalatay tuulo ku taallo gobolka Mudug oo ay ku noolaayeen waalidkeeda oo reer guuraa ahaa. Sida caruurta baadiya lagu yaqaanno, Xawo iyo walaalkeed waxay raaci jireen ariga reerka.
Galab ayey kala lumeen ayada iyo walaalkeed, kadibna iyadoo raadineysa ayey waraabe ka dul dhacday duur cidla. Waxay xusuusatay sheeko xariir ay Hooyadeed uga sheekeysay oo ahayd gabar hadda ka hor Libaax caawiyay kadib markay hees u qaaday iyadoo lunsan.
Xaawo waxay markiiba gabay u tirisay dhurwaagii. Ereyadan hoose ayaa ka mid ahaa maansadaas.
Ana waxaan caweys iyo dharaar kaa cabsoodoo la igu kaa canaantaba
Waa cibaaro duniduye caawa hadii aan cagahaaga joogsaday
Wallow aan camool ahayon ceynadaa arag
Aan weheshade codkaagee ciirsi kaalay ii noqo.
Waagaas sideed sano ayey jirtay, taasina waxay ahayd gabaygeedii ugu horeeyay.
Kadibn reerkooda waxay usoo guureen magaalada Hargeysa oo ay ku soo barbaartay waxna ku baratay.
Inkastoo ay Xawo aragga la’adahay hadana waxay si joogto ah u isticmaashaa baraha bulshada iyadoo adeegsaneysa Teknolajiyadda casriga oo wax lagu aqriyo. Hadda waxay ku nooshahay caasimadda Muqdisho waxayna gabyadeeda ugu ololeysaa dadka naafada ah.
Hawa Jama Abdi is a gifted blind poet who was born into a pastoralist family in a rural village in Mudug region. Like other children in the area, Hawa and her brother used to look after the family’s goats.
One evening she got lost in the forest and ran into a hyena while searching for her brother. She remembered a folklore story her mother had told her about a young girl who was helped by a lion after she sang for it. So she started reading a poem for the hyena.
Here are few lines from that poem.
Ana waxaan caweys iyo dharaar kaa cabsoodoo la igu kaa canaantaba
Waa cibaaro duniduye caawa hadii aan cagahaaga joogsaday
Wallow aan camool ahayon ceynadaa arag
Aan weheshade codkaagee ciirsi kaalay ii noqo.
I lived in fear of you, day and night
It is a miracle world if I am standing in front of you, tonight
Since I am blind and cannot see anything
Come to my rescue and let your voice be my company
She was about eight years old and that was her first poem.
She later moved to Hargeisa city where she grew up and went to school.
Despite her visual impairments, Hawa is active on social media thanks to smart screen reader technology. She currently lives in Mogadishu and uses her poetry to advocate for people living with disabilities.