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Poem: Giza Girl
Giza Girl
By Sonia Nettnin
I comb the streets
and look
through trash.
I search for plastic and cardboard
and
I bring to
papa's mule cart.
Wheels roll by
Heaps of
rich garbage
means food for the family
and maybe a
yellow mos for me.
In the near distance
are the
pyramids
I smile for
Everyone sees me
with brown
hair in
a golden ponytail -
no one looks like
me.
On Sudan Street
I am the
walking
sphinx.
ENDS
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