POETRY                                                                                               (Copyright - Pierre du Toit)
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                    Moses

                    Moses (yes, his real name)

                    does not read poetry.

                    Moses needs a father.

                    His father died, and the white man

                    who writes poetry (used to)

                    gave him money to bury his father.

                    Moses adopted his uncle

                    (Moses is still a boy -http://www.mylensandi.com

                    and his uncle knew no poeetry.)

                    His father died again

                    and the white man

                    who writes poetry (used to?)

                    gave him money...

                    there were no fathers left.

                                PS

                               "If you want to write poetry

                                do so,

                                but don't pretend this to be."

                               'It's not intended...'

                              "You can't fool me."

                               'This is not poetry -

                                it's only... about...

                                Moses

                                (his real name - you see?

                                he has no use for poetry)

                                 ...it really is... about...

                                 me.'

(See photograph at PeopleSA / Album 014 #4 - boy with mobile in hand)

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