Lamenting three decades of neglect, I ask myself what was chimurenga about?
You drink and gormandise In tribute to fallen heroes
I, like a giant species of rodent,
rummage garbage to appease politics of the stomach
Battling for supremacy with other rodents
I sacrifice dignity for survival
You cruise from conference to conference
Discussing fat reports on my plight
I in hopeless hope roam
Calling no place my home
You set up a ministry to address my needs
The ministry of youth development, indigenisation and employment creation
And disillusionment is all you have developed
In my undeveloped world
Without capital to invest, you urge me be self-employed
You know all that I need
Education, health and shelter
Yet still I have none
Remember the needs
Of the known and unknown children
Of the known and unknown heroes
When you, with expensive flowers,
Adorn the tomb of the unknown soldiers – our parents
On August 10
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