The Beloved - A.R. Cliff-Lubwa

Lapobo,

Tall but not too tall,

Short but not too short,

She is of medium size.

Lapobo,

Her teeth are not as ash

Nor the colour of maize flour,

Her teeth are white as fresh milk.

The whiteness of her teeth

When I think of her

Makes food drop from my hand.

Lapobo,

Black but not too black,

Brown but not too brown,

Her skin colour is just between black and brown

Lapobo.

Her heels have no cracks,

Her palms are smooth and tender to touch,

Her eyes — Ho they can destroy anybody.

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A.R. Cliff-Lubwa [Lubwa p’Chong] (1946 - 1997) Uganda

Source: Afrolit