© Farouk
Asvat
This
emblem of character
This
portal for lovers
Is a
skimpy friend,
This
husher of squabbles
This
barrier against thugs
Is a
flimsy divide
- Not
made of T'zitzikama imbuia
But
blue painted pinewood:
Skewed
planks fitted together
Decorated
with an old brass knob -
It is
poor against the wind
And at
keeping out drunks;
But
still I close it
Against
the icy scalpels of winter
Against
the windy songs of August
Against
the earthy smell of the rains
Where
worlds can be reduced
To
designer homes.
But now
This welcome barricade
Is also an invasion
Expecting a knock at anytime:
A familiar face
Inviting you to a holiday in prison
Or a comrade
Bringing you a friendly death threat
© farouk asvat
composed: 05.06.1986 [Alexandra,
Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid]
for
Lionel Abrahams in Alexandra Township
[] Acknowledgements:
The Front
Door was previously
published in:
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (piquant
publications, p32, 2006);
www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com
(05.11.2013);
The Wind Still Sings Sad
Songs (kindle, 2014);
The Wind Still Sings Sad
Songs (amazon paperback, p30,
2014).
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[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:
● Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
● The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
● I Dream In Long Sentences
(poetry)
● The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
● A Celebration Of Flames
(poetry)
● The Time Of Our Lives
(poetry)
● Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
● The Paanies Are Coming
(short stories)*
● In The
House Of Love (novel)*
● Weapons Of Words
(comparative literature & literary criticism)
¨ all my books are now available on amazon: in paperback & kindle
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[] please check out my blogs @:
weapons of words: www.faroukasvat-viewpoint.blogspot.com
piquante: www.faroukasvat-piquant.blogspot.com
books by farouk asvat: www.faroukasvat-books.blogspot.com
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