A broken tulip by Maaike

A broken tulip by Maaike

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A poem from Nakesoro Market, Kampala.

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Maaike VanderMeer
Aug 28, 2025
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A chorus of black birds trace bewildering paths 
between buildings. Below car horns warn, 

cajole the market day crowd swarming the road,
footsore and thirsty bees at the throat of a closed honey pot. 

The birds erase effort and the woman
swaying in the shadows of the street

arms crooked, feet apart, bounces her hips 
as the sun falls. Watermelons so…
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