Because I always
end up falling
I watch my feet.
I walk carefully,
wear sensible shoes.
I never run.
I try not to care,
to tread lightly.
I never dance.
Because I always
end up falling
I watch my heart.
I try not to care,
to tread lightly.
I never dance.
Featured at The Red Wheelbarrow Zoom launch of The Only Magic We Know: Selected Modjaji Poems 2004-2020 on 31 March 2022
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