uMkhonto we Sizwe
The spear of the nation
Widespread consternation
Fear
uMkhonto we uMsholozi
The spear of the president
An artistic precedent
Shock, criticism, condemnation
From one side
From the other,
Recognition, support, defence
From little known to famous and infamous
One artist, one painting, one exhibition
The talking point of a nation
uMkhonto we uMurray
The spear of an artist
Dividing the nation
Freedom of expression, vulgarity, racism
In the eye of the beholder
Our social conscience pricked
One man, one painting
One man, one spear
Cracks of societal division painted over and stripped bare again
uMkhonto we uMurray
Is this all we have to talk about
© D Cuthbert 2012
Originally Posted at:
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