27 January 2015

THE CENSOR BOARD SEES COLOURS

THE CENSOR BOARD SEES COLOURS  
© Farouk Asvat  

Lady white
Hold me tight
Baby brown
Take off your gown
Baby black
On your back
Lady red
In my bed

© farouk asvat

composed: 08.03.1974 [johannesburg, south africa under apartheid].

[] acknowledgements:
The Censor Board Sees Colours was previously published in:
The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p20, 1982);
The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p18, 2007);
The Time Of Our Lives (kindle, 2014);
The Time Of Our Lives (amazon paperback, p18, 2014).
[§] 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)
● This Masquerade (short stories)
● Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
● The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
● In The House Of Love (novel)*
● Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

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