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whiteheart

By Lesego Rampolokeng

whiteheart

By Lesego Rampolokeng

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my mother scraped asked & begged& did what not & took me to asangoma. the healer had flames inher eyes & the smell in her littleroom full of bones & dark bottles &herbs & animal skins sat downheavily on my stomach. with a dirtyrusty razor she made incisions onmy elbows forehead chest & ankles.she rubbed snuff mixed withsomething other in the little wounds.i drank litres of water plus someother medicine on her order stucktwo fingers deep in my mouth &vomited. she saw stories of earlydeath & foreboding times for me inmy vomit... when they slaughteredtwo chickens & smeared the bloodover me i didn't lose consciousness.but i have been doing so ever since."I've never celebrated nor embraced negativity inmy life. Every single thing I have tried to do orwritten has come out of a need to actuallyeradicate or wipe out whatever it is that seeks todestroy the soul of other people.""I respect the WORD. People talk about wordplay, Idon't play with it... it's one of the most powerfulweapons in the world."
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
94
Release Date:
2005-11-30
Publication Date:
2025-10-13
Publisher:
Deep South
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
095845423X
ISBN13:
9780958454230
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
110 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
5 cm
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