Favelas Poems | Examples


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I Share Your Dreams

The sightless sky 
Walks into the blind night
I share your dreams
You are welcome to die in
My mkhukhu in mahikeng

Mkhukhu:human dumping grounds called houses by the south african government. the worst replicas of the favelas in brazil

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