Therefore do not let me go Poem by Wilma Stockenström
Therefore do not let me go
Therefore do not let me go
where porpoises suddenly disappear
in dark western waters and I stand,
staring, a wind-hewn figure.
Do not let me travel
to moon drops of islands, adornments
as the sun would have them;
or turn from pole to pole, harassed,
don't. I found preserved
in me the brittle fracture spot
and mine within this province
despair enough. And hate hard as tungsten.
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4/4/2026 1:40:07 PM # 1.0.0
How tough she is and seemingly proud of it! Good for her.