Poetry in
McGregor is delighted to welcome Frank Malaba to our village this year. A
native of Zimbabwe, Frank has been a vocal advocate for Gay Rights in Africa.
He was formerly a producer of Radio Today Outspoken, the only LGBTI Talk show
in Africa. Frank is a courageous voice, and is admirably suited to our theme
for 2016, Voices on Fire. We hope his
voice will be widely heard this coming weekend!
My heart rains in smithereens
like red confetti falling
From the crown of cumulonimbus
heights.
Its shredded pieces fall in
dizzy circles while
Trying to find the perfect
landing on uneven ground.
My eyes are ajar like shutters
to a vacant, soulless castle.
I’m not dead. I’m not alive.
I’m existing.
A solid presence in an
otherwise empty space.
But do not be fooled…
I am powerful.
I am powerful.
Somewhere deep within this
thick dark mass
Is a volcano ticking and
awaiting
The perfect moment to exhale
new lava.
Waiting to create continents
of thought
Populated by change and
reason.
I am a heart still beating
after it has been cut out from the living.
I am the African Violet leaf that lives on
I am the African Violet leaf that lives on
After being ripped from the mother plant.
I am the singing voice of an orphaned child.
I am the singing voice of an orphaned child.
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