Sandile Dikeni wrote poems on toilet paper in prison to express himself, as he would then flush them down the toilet so the guards could not confiscate them. His poems touched on difficult experiences like his grandmother being burned to death by her community without justice. The poem discusses celebrating South Africa's natural beauty like the sea despite its painful history.

1. Love Poem for
my Country ~
Sandile Dikeni
Poem 6

2. Sandile Dikeni
Wrote his poems on toilet paper &
recited them to other prisoners. He
would then flush them down the
toilet.
His grandmother was burnt to death
by members of her own community.
Her murderers were never convicted.
About the poet

3. Post – 1994
Context

4. Vocabulary
Adorning – to beautify
or decorate.
Boulder – a large rock
worn smooth by
erosion.
Bowels – The interior of
something.

7. “see the blue of the sea”

8. Fish vs. Jewels
Metaphor

9. “We shall celebrate”