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As

I look

on my childhood

a matter under bridge

now/ when I heard the jingle

of an ice-cream/ inviting all kid’s in

the neighbourhood to slurp something

sweet/my doleful iris glistened with dew

mum would drop silver coins into the

palm of my hand/then I’d scuttle

towards the ice-cream van wiping

the salty water on my face

devouring a scoop

of a vanilla ice

cream

melting

on my

tongue

like

butter

in

the

searing

sun.

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Lucas Zulu is a South African poet, writer and editor whose poetic works is published in India, Africa, Canada and elsewhere. His latest pieces appeared in Universal Oneness an Anthology of Magnum Opus Poems from Around the World, as well as in Chipmunk.co. India. He lives in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. He studied Transportation Management at the University of Johannesburg.