a fine beast

'A fine beast' by Rethabile Masilo

When face-to-face we met 
in the backyard where mother used to work,
washing your panties, 
I placed my left hand on your waist, 
the right one on your breast, 
felt you fighting not to say from the bottom of your throat
as we kissed, Ek is lief vir jou, kaffir!
The zebra is a fine beast. And this is not for 
nor against the moon which is really a stone 
of significance to no one. I was talking 
about the folly that governs hearts of men.
And this is not about sex. God knows I've desired you 
for more than tits, more than the way 
you just lose it in broad daylight 
when I touch them, and you call me names 
but still open like a sugar-bush in flames.

Rethabile Masilo
    
God knows I've desired you for more than tits

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