out SASSA-Athlone way
queuing along with others
I remember
(is it the age this
wonderful phase)
She reminds me
a UWC colleague-past did
of my mom serving
tea and delicacies
to us on my 40th
our English teacher mom
whose mind retired
teacher-mother-activist
studying Adult Education
after her stint at the school desk
(this for herself her own
enlightenment not-for-profit)
teacher-mother-womanist
who inspired shaped
liberated and decolonized
the mind
(tea and delicacies
a phrase deliberate
in its choice)
She reminds me
20 years on
I share with staff
out Belthorn Primary way
a generous surprise spread
in the offing there
(much as I try
I can’t escape it)
She reminds me
An old Randy Crawford ditty helps this one along, as I remember, circa 9 July 2018, whilst queuing in Athlone’s early morning winter-darkness.