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Kindness by Mazisi Kunene

I waited for the restlessness Of your hands Holding all harvest of love. At dawn You walked in the wide fields of men

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Kindness

I waited for the restlessness
Of your hands
Holding all harvest of love.
At dawn
You walked in the wide fields of men
Who held you in their embrace.
You returned to the waiting crowd
Offering each one
His full vessel.

— Mazisi Kunene
Reference
Team, LP. (2024). Kindness by Mazisi Kunene. Literature PADI. https://www.literaturepadi.com.ng/2024/03/28/kindness-by-mazisi-kunene/ (Accessed on February 15, 2026 at 02:31)
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