Township sermon
Vendors layed out their wares
Besides the streets, around corners,
Please don’t steal their gains
The world is already full of prisoners,
Women walk their way to work
Early in the darkness of dawn,
Don’t ambush them in the dark
And strangle them to death,
Children play in the streets
Never mind the swirling of dust
When they play hide and seek
Just don’t let them hide forever,
May we allow just a day to pass
Allow the sun to cross the sky
Peacefully; without reports of murder
Or a girl missing, gone MISSING!
Antreka Tladi
©️May2022
