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Poem of the day: Bird-Understander

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Poem of the day

Poem of the day brings you some of the best pieces of writing South Africa has to offer. Photo: Pexels

Bird-Understander

These are your own words
your way of noticing
and saying plainly
of not turning away
from hurt

you have offered them 
to me    I am only 
giving them back 

if only I could show you
how very useless 
they are not.


By  CRAIG ARNOLD

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