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Son My son Shakespeare, Do not just shake your spear everywhere. My son Shakespeare, I am proud of you. Today you have become a warrior, A warrior eager to explore and tame the jungle, With your sharp spear that never misses. Be wiser than yesterday, Because today you have a chance to listen, Not so many are so lucky to get advice. Don’t fall in love with the leopard’s skin And want it to adorn your broad shoulders, For you will pay dearly, very dearly for it. Wear your own skin proudly. The chameleon’s make-up is meant to confuse you, So you can no longer see real colours or judge situations. Just like the sweet-looking gentle spingboek will tease you, Encouraging you with never-ending promises. Dear son, Don’t hunt on Facebook or Twitter or WhatsApp or Instagram. Animals on all applications, old or new, are not real, Have no home, smell or spoor. Some animals will play games with you like the python, While you enjoy their tight embraces and cold kisses, In between sweet nothings uttered by forked tongues! 13 13
My son, great hunters steer their spears. Carefully with their eyes and ears, With all their senses, With their intellect and heart, And their sense of right and wrong, How they use their spear Points the way for others. And they keep it and use it, With their sheaf, Keeping the blade sharp and safe, Until they find the one. Use your spear carefully, Shakespeare, A hunter knows when to act, and when not to act. He knows how to choose. The jungle says eat or be eaten, But be careful how you eat the porcupine. Remember, the hunter can become the hunted, The fisherman can become the fish! The leopard can be hunted, The predator may easily become prey. Shakespeare, use your spear in many ways not one. Your spear is not just what you think it is. Write with your spear, So you can learn and earn a living, Use your spear to find your path, To walk with into the future, Strong, supportive and upright. Steer your spear with your heart, And intellect and sense of right and wrong. Use your spear to help others and point the way. My son Shakespeare, do not just shake it, A hunter uses his spear in many ways. 14 14
Page 1 and 2: TEN Conversations for Health Poems
Page 4 and 5: Written by Albert Nyathi (Son, Daug
Page 6 and 7: Health Beat There is something beat
Page 8 and 9: YOU ARE YOUR OWN DOCTOR 3
Page 10 and 11: You are your own doctor What is hea
Page 12 and 13: MY NAME IS WOMAN 7
Page 14 and 15: My Name is Woman My name is Woman.
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Page 20 and 21: HEALTH IS WEALTH 15
Page 22 and 23: Health is wealth It is Oliver Mutuk
Page 24 and 25: HEALTH HEROES 19
Page 26 and 27: Health heroes Who is a hero? Who ar
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Page 30 and 31: Man Man, Man, Who are you? Do you k
Page 32 and 33: TO MY DAUGHTER 27
Page 34 and 35: To My Daughter When I demand that y
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Page 38 and 39: Politicians Do not spend, So much t
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Page 42 and 43: To My Minister of Finance The Minis
Page 44 and 45: LISTENING TO HEALTH 39
Page 46 and 47: Listening to health There is a sile
Page 48 and 49: Appendix Fast food, slow death Who
Page 50 and 51: And he had this look, In his deep,
Page 54: “These poems are beautiful, power

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