Don’t Take Me Home
written by: Kimber-Lee Basson
South Africa makes me think of your lips—
soft, broken lies, explosive.
I am from the womb of a lion.
The fizz in his sparkling water.
Your scent—green tea and jasmine,
Your body, black jasmine,
lingers down my throat.
Cape Town laughs in sunset colors.
Indian curry. Seafood. Milk Tart.
We have bread, water, potential—
Enough potential to shatter.
I wish I wrote the way I thought:
Vividly,
Passionately,
Almost necessary to live.
And almost immediately,
the L letter word comes along.
Learning about you.
Oats for breakfast — your favourite.
Venomous snake.
Early Childhood Trauma.
I am from the womb of a lion.
The fizz in his sparkling water.
Kimmy is a writer and creative visionary who blends storytelling, art, and personal experience to connect with others on a deeper level. Her work celebrates resilience, faith, and the human spirit's ability to rise after every fall.
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