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BOLT BURSTING [ SCOTTISH INTERNATIONALPOETRYCONTESTAWARDWINNINGPOEM1997]
Jabulani mzinyathi
The poemof myprotest
Is ina smudge of blood
On a graffiti ladenwall
It isin sweatnolongertrickling
Downan anger creasedforehead
The poemof myprotest
Is ina brick that will notbe hurled
By my immobilisedarm
It isin the echoof footsteps
No longerthuddingthe streets
The poemof myprotest
Is insmoulderingteargascanisters
It isdefiantlythere
In the truncheoninflicted rawwounds
It isthere inthe bullettornflesh
Nowit musttouch humanity
For justice andpeace to prevail

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  • 1. BOLT BURSTING [ SCOTTISH INTERNATIONALPOETRYCONTESTAWARDWINNINGPOEM1997] Jabulani mzinyathi The poemof myprotest Is ina smudge of blood On a graffiti ladenwall It isin sweatnolongertrickling Downan anger creasedforehead The poemof myprotest Is ina brick that will notbe hurled By my immobilisedarm It isin the echoof footsteps No longerthuddingthe streets The poemof myprotest Is insmoulderingteargascanisters It isdefiantlythere In the truncheoninflicted rawwounds It isthere inthe bullettornflesh Nowit musttouch humanity For justice andpeace to prevail