Max
Max sat on the side of the road
In the dark, in the rain
The neighbour said he was a naughty boy
He ran away from home
He sniffed glue
He stole shoes
I don’t know if it was true
This is what I saw:
Max smiled when my mother said
‘Sleep here tonight.’
He ate his pasta without looking up
He danced in the mirror in my pyjamas.
2017
Photo description: A pastel crayon sketch of a boy with curly brown hair, wearing a red top and brown trousers, sitting with his head bowed down.
izithakazelo is the Zulu word for family praise names, which are used in many African cultures to remember and respect family members, living and dead, and to indicate a person’s origins.
