Trompie and the Runner

Oscar

Ok ek is ook trots

en gemaklik

in my wit vel

en ek ken my taal

bietjie beter

as jy dink

Oscar

my heart bleads

Romeo killed his juliet

and the

world

descends

the hacks clamour

feminists

bay for his blood

he is just a boy

in a man's body

yes he did

he pulled the trigger

he knows that

he also knows

the pain

the shame

of betraying

his love

now he becomes

the epitome

of a bad man

of gender violence

of abuse

Reeva

your beauty

lives on

and only you

know

your Oscar

Is she

shedding

a tear

in heaven ?

if any one

then

you

be the Judge

after all

it is

your

death

that we mourn

can a man

shout like a woman?

you must be deaf

like me, I am

functionally deaf

I saw

a little boy

n boerseun

n gebroke

brawe boerseun

n Trompie

When all is over

and he caries

our beloved flag

with pride

and we

celebrate

his achievement

spare a thought

for the little boy

in every man

I

I am one

 I know

 

 Maypeace and love be with you

my brothers and mothers of son's

and all our lovely sisters

forever

amen

doulos