MORNING
Ten
years old today
Mama's
fever burning—Mama can you hear me—Mama don't leave us
Start
the fire
Stale
mealie for little Brother and Little Sister but it is warm stale
mealie
Ten
years old today
DAY
Little
Sister fetch water, Little Brother fetch firewood, play
Games
with rocks, soccer with a ball of rolled up bags
Singing,
oh how we love to sing
Drunk
uncle coming--Brother, Sister, run, hide, be safe
I
am not
EVENING
Orange-red
fireball sinking
Elephant
silhouette
Grass
mat early sleep better than hunger pangs
Hush
baby girl, don't show pain
Cicadas
and toads singing lullabies
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