Poetry

Amnesty — Application

I hereby apply for amnesty

Full disclosure

Physical

Detained and tortured – 38 months

Dear mama assaulted, 2am raids

Electric shocks on my genitalia

Mama deaf as result of 2 above

I walk with a limp – 24 hours shackle

Non-existent sperm count

Prospect — father O children.

Psychological

Education route cul-de-sac

Recurring dreams of solitary cell

Sweat and phantoms at night

Agony about “wiped guerrillas”

Hopelessness at embellished “state news”

Poverty by association “terrorists”

Buried conscience – drugs 4 sale.

I close my application

Noluthando Naledii Mashiane

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