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Thu, 24.09.2009

Desire 1. by Thulani Davis

I have been all my lovers
I have been better than my lovers
I have been those better than I
the ones I’ve never met
the ones I’ve met and never got
their secret side things
the ones I imagine
I have been my desires
I have been loved
in moments I have loved myself
having love is the key to having love
it is as simple as they ever said
I have been with people
I have been more than with people
I have been amongst myself
there is alone as well
and without self
these are even often better
my self cannot be imagined
I cannot seriously imagine you
but it has nev

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Poetry Corner

This poem re-stages a tracing match (quarrel) between two Jamaican women. Common cuss-words like "boogooyagga" (low-grade) "heng-pon-nail " (bedraggled) are used. Gwan gal yuh fava teggereg, Ah wey yuh gwine goh... CUSS – CUSS by Louise Bennett.
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