Portraits from the Sewer

by Tshepiso Konopi

Worry not, the best part of the madness is about to happen. The light is already starting to peep through the blanket of the dark. The motion sickness continues to wrestle the anxiety in my gut, my eyes roll back into my head to reflect on the memories born a couple of hours ago. Poetry is only a vehicle through which we navigate the streets of South Africa, and as we keep passing right, I ruminate of why is it that we are embarking on this journey, I ask myself what role am I to play as a young writer, to ensure the success of this spill of ink on our newly turned history page. The thoughts, crash against my brain like the morning breeze that collides with our windshield, I feel I can't escape the blood drenched axe of responsibility. We are all too fat to outrun that our leaders have created. A head on collision with the sewer is the inevitable reality that we are all running toward.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1799281523
• ISBN13: 9781799281528
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.7" x 9.6"