So koud soos ons, mense, se harte deesdae is.<\/p>\n
Ys, klipharde ys.<\/p>\n
Ja, my eie hart.<\/p>\n
Jana Boshoff skryf verlede week ‘n aangrypende storie oor die winter wat sy eerste slagoffer ge-ys het, verskoon die woordspeling.<\/p>\n
Daar naby die treinspoor het die man langs sy vriend gel\u00ea, dood. Die koue winter en die versterkwater wat hy teen die koue gebruik het, was een te veel.<\/p>\n
So slaap daar vele onder die sterre in hierde koue aande, met net ‘n dun kombersie as skild teen die natuur se aanslae.<\/p>\n
Na haar berig gedink die dorp sal die strate invaar en komberse uitdeel, lekker warm sop.<\/p>\n
Maar ons harte is te vol van die w\u00eareld, so vol dat ons nie die flenter kombersie langs die pad sien nie.<\/p>\n
Ons is oppad, haastig oppad iewers heen.<\/p>\n
Ry Sondagoggend verby Middelburg Heights toe daar ‘n lewelose onder ‘n stuk lap l\u00ea, langs ‘n muur.<\/p>\n
Die man lyk dood.<\/p>\n
Ry verby, gaan die Sondagkoerante haal.<\/p>\n
Merk nog op “dit kan nog ‘n winterslagoffer wees”.<\/p>\n
So ry een na die ander inwoner verby, kyk, en ry aan.<\/p>\n
Nog een en nog een…<\/p>\n
Eers Sondagoggend skop die sluimerende gewete in.<\/p>\n
Maak toebroodjies en drinkgoed bymekaar om te gaan aflewer, “as hy nog lewe”.<\/p>\n
Maar langs die muur l\u00ea steeds net sy “beddegoed”.<\/p>\n
Hy is weg.<\/p>\n
Dood?<\/p>\n
Ander beter skuilplek gaan soek?<\/p>\n
Sal nooit weet nie.<\/p>\n
Weet net daar is nog mense, mense, mense…daar buite wat koud kry, wat honger is.<\/p>\n
En ons harte is ys, soos die ys in Saterdagoggend se vo\u00eblbak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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