Cavernous brogues of sacrifice
Squelching in silent toil
Cracked soles
Raising young souls
In the spirit of deep love
Soldiering on
Permeable to rainwater
To children’s tears
To other’s needs
Impermeable to his own
Aaishah Mayet hails from the City of Gold, Johannesburg, South Africa. She works in the Healthcare sector which, for her, has bridged the frontiers of our shared human experience. As a self-confessed bibliophile of many years, literature remains her teacher and her sanctuary. Her works include Haiku published in the Lotosblute, as well as poetry published by Agbowo, Praxis, Poetry Potion, Active Muse, the Brittle Paper, The Lote Tree Press and Amaliah.