I’m burning
To boil you
Like raw,
Delicate meat
In liberation.
But I’m too ancient
For the army.
Too helpless
To be the minister
Of education
And too bold
In this damn world.
Zeineb Yassin [Mother Zeineb] (1918 - 2005) Eritrea
Translated by Charles Cantalupo and Dessale Berekhet
Source: Per Contra Fall 2008
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