Mozart in Nairobi

The citizenship lessons, on Wednesdays afternoon,
end at three o’clock
with a Mozart concerto, live broadcast
from our detention centre.
 
The outer heavy traffic,
the rain washing the roof tops across Nairobi
penetrate the walls –
a sharp, urgent, high-pitched cry.
 
The ants come to light, across the border,
through a crack in the wood.
Perfect day for unattended prayers.