Loafers try to flee
from the sun that burns its words --
in their very skulls.
Leeglopers vluchten	Faulenzer fliehen
voor de zon die zijn woorden --	vor den Worten der Sonne --
brandt in hun schedels.	in ihren Schädeln.

Poem H4134
Amsterdam, 2023-09-10
A Change of tongue (Antjie Krog) - 2003
In 1954, D.L.P. Yali-Manisi, imbongi (court jester) of the Thembu-clan calls on Prince Nelson Mandela to speak out
Tale, part 3 § 2
Collection: Known
Keywords: Together: contribution / social, Leadership 
Tribute to: Krog, Antjie; Mandela, Nelson