17.07.2009 I Am A Witch Poem by Margaret Alice
17.07.2009 I Am A Witch
Today my headache grew
toothache came to stay, strong
enough to make me call a dentist
my notes resemble those written
by the witches in Terry Pratchett’s
books, their medicinal plant infor-
mation interspersed with notes
on their state of health
Like my lines jotted down
during an ACALAN conference
writing down the chairman’s words
about a lingua franca for Africa, inter-
jecting my worries about my dis-
integrating hairstyle, my
conclusion is: I really
am a witch…
[By the way, I recommended Arabic as lingua
franca for Africa, since nobody knows it we’ll
all be equally disadvantaged…]
16 July 2009
First, most Africans speak Arabic. Second, it is an official UN language and I really don't understand what is lurking behind this ignorant comment.
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4/24/2024 8:06:11 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Margaret... I found your remarks to be quite amusing and Aziz Alkaabi could stand to lighten-up. This is me smiling {: -) ... Shirley