Terwyl sy onsigbare strale
oor jou vel streel,
die armhare liggies roer,
jou skouers terug laat sak,
jou ogies vernou,
jou handpalms oopmaak,
bene uitstrek,
terwyl ‘n sug deur jou lippe ontsnap.
Verlei vader Son jou
na ‘n oomblik, ver weg,
waar jy vergeet van jou sorge,
jou pyn, en slegs mooie
herinneringe en emosies
laat opvlam.
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.
