‘Tani?’
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2023
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My ears were itching again. Sleep pulled away like a receding tide, and the prickly feeling spread, till it covered me like beach sand.
“Oluroumbi, oh, Joun joun, Iroko joun joun.”
I pawed at my right ear to keep the singing at bay and ground the other into the sofa. It soon made sense to stop smashing the stained microsuede. I had released locked-in odors — mature farts, congealed sweat, and the leftovers from errant fuckery. I rolled onto my back, sniffed at the still air, and wiggled relief into the spot between my shoulder blades.
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A research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, 2023