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AFRICAN CHILD
In Münich summer was freezing.
And you, poor thing, incarcerated – layers of clothing and strapped to your pram everywhere we went
so I could control and protect
my fierce and fearless two-year old
(on and off the trains and buses,
people everywhere –
play space scarce).
Then I found a park –
and you leapt out, screamed as you sprinted down the path
while peeling off layers – garments flew through icy air in semi-dark and rain; finally free and naked.