When will it end

When will it end
this campaign
this 16 days of activism
against woman and child abuse
asks a (male) radio presenter
of a woman interviewed

When will it end
might the question
have been rhetorical
in a manner of speaking
(in a Freudian sort of way)

When will it end
might be asked
by women and children
who bear the brunt

When does it start
and where, even,
you might ask

Never mind why
it has to start
or when it will end

getting an early start, midday Thursday, 08 November 2007, on hearing a Post Office spokesperson talking about their “Don’t look away Act against abuse” 16 days of activism postcard campaign.

David Kapp davidkapp@webmail.co.za