We have entered the night to tell our tales
For we have longed to chant
our secrets to an audience we relate to
but we could not bear to do so
in the presence of the scintillating sun.
We have entered the night to tell our tales
Tales of the shameless;
tales of the rebellious;
tales of the demented;
tales of the insipid
in their eyes.
In the eyes of the morally upright
we bring shame.
And so
We come together
to comfort
to understand
to listen
to accept one another
because we are alike
We have entered the night to tell our tales.
© Sibongile Maseko
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Grade 11
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