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Zara Mhofu

mice

I held a mouse bought at a pet store after school and carried home in my blazer pocket his furry rapid breath and gentle toes too small to…

1 min readFeb 21, 2023

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mice

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Zara Mhofu

open wound

everything between us is fresh blood red rivers and white fat islands still streaming layers of fascia to fascia cling leaking cell…

1 min readJan 26, 2023

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open wound

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Zara Mhofu

Obituaries

The detailx Is in the obituary I used To count The number Of years From birth To death Working out How old You would be If You were here…

1 min readSep 13, 2022

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Obituaries

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Zara Mhofu

Antlions

Thank you daughter for not giving birth to another malevolent soul. I made you from termite sand and water to light a flame in darkness…

1 min readSep 13, 2022

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Antlions

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Zara Mhofu

The Famished Mall

There is a hungry emptiness about townships at night like a broken lamp post rigged with fairy lights bright enough to keep a bottle store…

1 min readSep 13, 2022

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The Famished Mall

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Zara Mhofu

Hawker

/ˈhɔːkə/

1 min readSep 13, 2022

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Hawker

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Zara Mhofu

Lunes

So this feels like coming home blood flows in geographic loops

1 min readDec 26, 2021

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Lunes

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Zara Mhofu

عسير Asir

or Yomna’s poem

1 min readDec 26, 2021

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عسير Asir

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Zara Mhofu

garlic or instructions for a love not lived

don’t take a knife to the bulb pull it apart with your hands put a clove between forefinger and thumb squeeze the skin until it relents…

1 min readAug 28, 2021

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garlic or instructions for a love not lived

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Zara Mhofu

i. my mother, my death.

1 min readJul 21, 2021

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i.
my mother, my death.

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Zara Mhofu

Zara Mhofu

interloper, wanderer... If you’ve enjoyed reading my writing maybe you’d like to clap! or buy me a coffee www.buymeacoffee.com/cate :D

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