Kacumu

Tag: femininity

  • EVE

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    Atwiine Mugisha
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    Eve, my childEve, my daughterEveLook not with sympathy at herNor loathing at himRefrain from the rantHide your shame, away….What a disgrace for womanhood!Are you not even ashamed to move your tongue in public?What nonsense you sayWhat nonsense you becomeTo converge and engage in quarrels of blameGo, my dear, don’t talk, don’t read, don’t write…Off to…

  • A Memory Farfetched

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    Atwiine Mugisha
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    Detestable! You sayAbominable! You meanYou just can’t imagine itDoing what she did and doesWe too follow what you sayAnd do so with more spiteWe wonder at her shameAnd think her madMaybe she is, maybe she’s notWho knows?Besides, the fact is her cause is just. Amidst the fog and mist they watchPity is all they wish…