Wednesday 15 December 2010

Chimurenga Dreamin'

pic jacked from the fab chimurenga magazine http://www.chimurenga.co.za/
pic by Katlego Mogadima
its the gap in my teeth, the width of my smile
the rickets in my knees,
the wiriness of my frame
its the day i grow from a girl to woman and
my rickets shaped by time to take the curve of my hips,
its the growth of wisdom in the rear of my mouth;
its the gap in my front, outgrown by incisors,
tearing away at life,
while
sandwiched between the chaos and the calm;
chimurenga dreamin',
dreamin' chimurenga,
Still.
copyright konwomyn, 2009

4 comments:

m said...

speak!
- mad space sis, luv it. keep the fyah burn.

uglyblackjohn said...

Kay Dub ain't no joke.

Lara said...

I couldn't find a place to leave a comment on the post above but to say a thank you for your link. I am the savage of the clown, and that conversation I overheard left me close to assaulting the pair who were having it. Glad someone else out there appreciates it!

KonWomyn said...

Hey UBJ
What's good?

Hi Lara

Thanks for finding the blog ad leaving a comment, I liked the piece. I could picture the sort of Londoners who'd have this convo - hey I'd wanna deck them too. Lol!