Limpopo by Abel Phiri

Photo by Mgcini Nyoni

The winding rivers 

have thrust me on callous banks

of merciless nature 

of no familiar  men

nor land

no colour

Just bleak

and dark

and silent

and archaic.

of freeways

penis enlargement ads in public

of skyscrapers

I long for  

home.

Till we meet

again

in a democratic home

the winding rivers

shushed

raging relentless

and calm

she waits.