Mandela
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An atlantic ocean leaped off--
A crack in the ledge
Twenty seven circled cage
Table bay harbours lobster
Bake the black monster
(among lobsters, oysters shrimps and sharks)
But he was going to test himself
---An ordeal in an ethereal oven.
The Robben Island got at once pale
-- When
White whims were whirling in vainglorious boost
Roast -- roast--roast
Dr. Pragya Suman (she/her) is a doctor by profession, from India. Writing is her passion. Her poems and articles have been published in multiple magazines and anthologies. She is Gideon poetry award winner of summer2020. Her first poetry book "lost mother" was published in 2020.