Kindness by Mazisi Kunene
I waited for the restlessness
Of your hands
Holding all harvest of love.
At dawn
You walked in the wide fields of men
Who held you in their embrace.
You returned to the waiting crowd
Offering each one
His full vessel.
I waited for the restlessness
Of your hands
Holding all harvest of love.
At dawn
You walked in the wide fields of men
Who held you in their embrace.
You returned to the waiting crowd
Offering each one
His full vessel.
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