Children of the Liberation
Transatlantic Experiences and Perspectives of Black Germans of the Post-War Generation
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Edited By Marion Kraft
Distant Connections (May Ayim)
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MAY AYIM
Distant Connections
the hands of my mother are white I know I don’t know them my mother the hands the hands of my father I know are black I hardly know him my father the hands apart
visions above grey feelings of guilt shadow kisses in the dark
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memories lightsome her face on his forehead painful German on her lips
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forgotten her lips his face hurting lightsome African words ← 395 | 396 →
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