Making a statement
is she
she who is
differently shaded
differently haired
differently skinned
(sounds like
she has read
Sindiwe Magona’s
Skin we are in)
Making a statement
says a morning male
presenter on my radio
(on batteries it is
our lives constrained)
Media sound-bytes
surely to be repeated
in these challenging times
(someone – not a male
says the others
all look the same)
Making a statement
is she
On Leadership
On Young Girls
On Stereotypes
On Climate Change
and the like
(is she the next
young woman to be
called out and objectified
on a campaign poster)
Making a statement
is she
Are you
ZozibiniTunzi, South Africa’s “Miss South Africa”, is crowned “Miss Universe 2019”.