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Tari Mtetwa

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WITHOUT-A-NAME

WITHOUT-A-NAME

Without-a-name followed
the night’s folds
drifted from the screams
mocking the haunt of her void
she slid from hisses
calling names that undo
the name she is
she journeyed the night
away from the laughter
quizzing the name they say she is without
Without-a-name crossed the night’s cloud
into herself
where her name-worthy soul
names her yearning
Tari Mtetwa

Tari Mtetwa

(Zimbabwe, 1982)

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WITHOUT-A-NAME

Without-a-name followed
the night’s folds
drifted from the screams
mocking the haunt of her void
she slid from hisses
calling names that undo
the name she is
she journeyed the night
away from the laughter
quizzing the name they say she is without
Without-a-name crossed the night’s cloud
into herself
where her name-worthy soul
names her yearning

WITHOUT-A-NAME

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