Brein uittie skedel,
derms innie hand,
longe hap na lug,
baby hang tussen boude,
gat deurie been,
bloed sypel na die grond,
lewe verdwyn uit die oë.
Ma snik, pa kners,
broers vannie gang
plan revenge hit,
SAPS sak sy kop,
medic ken die scenes,
fireman in disbelief,
dink patient sallit maak.
Oë mis niks,
Wil eintlik niks sien,
Oë sien te veel,
Oë kreun van pyn,
Oë treur na binne,
want Oë wag vir next view.
Theolla works at the University of the Western Cape, whilst studying an Honours in Women & Gender Studies part-time. Her poetry and short fiction have been featured in anthologies and magazines such as Kuier Tydskrif or IOL’s Landisa Project. She published Die Here kom sterk deur, in 2023, which received the Cape Flats Literary Award for Teenagers’ Books. She’s since received three more Cape Flats Literary Awards for her contribution to literature and for best poem for "Hou jou bek". Her debut novel, Soetroos van Saron, is soon to be published by Kwela Books. But she says her favourite story is being a mom and wife.
