Poem by Tashinga Chiwomba
MY BELOVED
The elders of my time only told me that life was cold
They never went in-depth explaining it
Perhaps they thought I was observant enough to understand
But after all those years, I’m finally getting the hang of it
Let me explain it to you, my beloved
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