lykshuis
liggaam
deur hart en siel
verlaat
die ontnemer
nêrens in sig
die ondernemer
tastend in die vingerspore
van die goeie dokter
wie se pogings om te red
soms in desperate vingerafdrukke
op dooie vel lê
© Elmarie Nienaber Van Kampen, 2024
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