you have been looking for too long
you have even borrowed a telescope
now your shoulders are shaking
of every passer-by you ask
'Why has my star stopped shining?'
quick! lower your lids
tend to your overgrown toenails
your bags of diamonds
are hidden underneath
Epiphanie Mukasano (born 1961) Rwanda (now lives in South Africa)
Source: Kilimanjaro on my lap by Epiphanie Mukasano, Dakini, 2010
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