these paper shoulders

these
paper
shoulders

crease
crumple
pucker
powder

from
catching
the
tears
of
the
world.

yours are made
of
stronger stuff.

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saaleha

I am a writer and photographer (look up my work on www.shootcake.com) based in Johannesburg, South Africa. I have an MA in Creative Writing from the university currently known as Rhodes. My writing accolades include winning the 2014 Writivism Short Story Prize and the 2020 Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize for my debut collection, Zikr.

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