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Pheme Tlakula
Poems
Jul 2015
Name - Hiwot Adilow
"
I'm am tired of people asking me to smooth my name out for them
They want me to bury it in the english so they can understand.
I will not accommodate the word for mouth
I will not break my name so your lazy english can sleep its tongue on top.
Fix your lips around it.
"
#name
#significance
#african
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Pheme Tlakula
Africa
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