Marred Mirrors.Women, when you behold nubile nakedness, firmness, smoothness Elasticity, erectness, fleshlessness staring at you--performing for you, Mirroring the YOU you should image ... imagine yourself Know that the mirror is a misleading medium That distorts and deludes Commodifies and contorts Objectifies and crucifies The imaginary mirror A puppet manipulated by money moguls moves you with missiles to part with your money for beauty aids and beauty props: anti-ageing, anti-cellulite, anti-sagging, anti-wrinkle, anti-black, anti- ... anti- ... anti- ... Anti-Life ... Anti-Christ! Moving against Gravity without a space capsule Malicious, moronic ingenuity! Sever your links with the image ... imaginary mirror of the media and say: "Christ was crucified for all of humankind. No need to crucify me." The ungendered Self--a stalwart soars soldiering on Smiling. War has made way for peace! About the poet: Adhis Chetty is a schoolteacher in KwaZulu KwaZulu, South Africa: see KwaZulu-Natal; Zululand. KwaZulu Former Bantustan, Natal, Republic of South Africa. It was designated by the South African government as the Bantustan for the Zulu population in South Africa, with area scattered among 11 Natal Natal, city, Brazil Natal (nətäl`), city (1991 pop. 606,887), capital of Rio Grande do Norte state, NE Brazil, just above the mouth of the Potengi River. , South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . Among her varied interests are education for social justice and Brechtian theatre. She has written poetry and several plays. She is also interested in the merging of creative writing with academic writing so that it becomes accessible to everyone, particularly those who are the subjects of research. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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