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Saturday 29 May 2021

I Died Alive - Harriet Anena

I died
But my heart still breathed
I was speechless
But a voice resounded within
I was sightless
But my inner eye watched the outside
I was immobile
But agile dreams took me miles away
I died
But I died alive

Harriet Anena (21st century) Uganda
Source: Suubi, African Writers Trust and British Council, 2013

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