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Do not confuse
your impatience
with eagerness:
it's not worthy
of note-- too wide
is the difference!
 Apr 1 Khoisan
Akriti
You wanted a boy
You got me
Were you happy
Of course not
I did all the right things
Took care of you
Didn't chase after boys
Rather, I chased my dreams
Made a name in the world
People I meet say- we are proud of you !
But you are ashamed .
I am still your worthless child
Just because I am a girl.
 Apr 1 Khoisan
Gbenga A
i don't hear the whispers anymore
neither do I see the flashing lights.
my bed has become a graveyard,
where my blood is a fountain
and my chest opened
for the flies that drink brown liquor
and spit through rotten teeth
for the worms that deceive their own sisters
ending lives just for grinding teeth.

How have I come to hate myself?
 Apr 1 Khoisan
evangeline
All roads lead to your curls
Have you read My Heart lately?
It’s the Hero’s Journey
And you, my Resurrection
 Apr 1 Khoisan
Zywa
Women being watched

when they enter, nervously --


cling to their handbags.
Autobiography "Een leeg huis" ("An empty house", 1966, Marga Minco)

Collection "Em Brace"
 Apr 1 Khoisan
Zywa
The cat looks at me

with luminous eyes, asking --


she accepts my hand.
Poem "Uit Egyptische ogen" ("With Egyptian eyes", 1962, Hanny Michaelis)

Collection "Em Brace"
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