I dig deep
roots rotting
a dead stump
I dig deeper
the ground is moist
getting stuck in my nails
I dig deeper still
and strike my grave
I dig deeper still
getting stuck in my nails
the ground is moist
I dig deeper
a dead stump
roots rotting
I dig deep
Brandon Janse Van Vuuren is based in Cape Town and stumbled back into poetry in his final year completing his BA in Creative Writing. He is busy with his Master’s in Creative Writing at UCT. He writes about the trappings and challenges of middle-class life, reflections on living in a failed state, and the position of poetry in society.