Undressing Under the Noon Sun

An African Roadmap

Everywhere,

the black tar wide and long

reaching even the land’s horn

is divided by very thinly spread

white stains which run along its core

determining who goes in which

direction and who stops where.
The tar enraged,

chews itself from the edges.

It may consume itself completely

before it’s free of the stain.

Charity Hutete