Thorn

In the vastness of this
Speak for no one
But do not be silent
Describe your fragment
The thorn on the aloe
That you cannot touch
The view from the door
through which you may not walk
The wailing of your heart
On the wind.

March 2020

Photo description: A close shot of the red-tipped thorns and grey-green leaves of a giant aloe, photographed in a Harare garden in March 2020, when COVID-19 hit Africa.