Cry Our beloved country Cry !
Patriotic Paton, what masterpiece would you produce today?
What tear will you share me when seeing this disintegration?
Constitution of contradiction, equality, dignity a new struggle begins…
Disunity, mockery against formality in a diplomatic parliament
Sufficiency’s appalling decline, a hero’s vision in dire danger
A hierarchy of veterans that pollute the soul of nations anchor
Elite misguidance to maintain an illusion that ought be a reality
Mandela’s liberal roar weakens as the national congress corrupts his dream
Our land, our dream, our potential,
our destiny held in the uncertainty of frail hands
what turbulence would Hegel attribute to these spirit of our times?
What stories will our grandchildren hear?
What stories do we hear now? Global front pages-
Camera obscura: a white policeman dazed
as he distinguishes a man burning alive,
our legacy? Mine , European-ancestry with a south African soul
I look to neo-villages, survival necessity that stenches of neglect
Poverty for the majority suffer, while B.E.E send A.A to the elite
Ought the pioneer Mandela words not stop the hatred we see in Alexandra
Why does his roar, and Tutu’s tears not stop the disgrace we see today
And where may I ask is the congress’s leader, Zuma shame one you
You speak a great deal while in London, ought you not act on our soil
As Mcbride redeems and gains respect in his return to the frontline rankles
What rage manifests such atrocity in humanity, in our adolescent democracy
African National Congress – PAH ! a two head beast , one toothless
While the other as Plato states becomes the son you beats his father
Mandela, Paton, Biko … how your heart must be shattered like mine
Imagine if the Mobs knew the truth-
The hand that promised
That hand that gives billions for arms
That hand that fails universal education
That hand that disregards basic delivery…
Afro-neo-Terrorism- if only they knew as many do
If resource allocation, institutional academy’s and government machinery
The mobs ought to know you need a wake up call, which is NOW!
Rectify the present for a vibrant future not the rectification of a horror past
And now where images become familiar between past and present:
May you awake to realize your congress’s guilt, for in time they will
Look to you and realize that its your face and not the other that ought be stared upon
A global shock, yet a confidence in management,
The very diplomatic assurance attributed by Mbeki
But while the new leader is abroad seeking power allies
When does the future of all become priority?
Not the likes of Enron type tactics by Eskom?
You failed your cause by all such manifestation
But Enough! I ask – what can I do to help as proud South African
Do uphold the virtue our constitution strives for?
And while the hear of South Africa begins to break
Ask yourself -What can you do to help? Do you want to?
What discarded consumption can I donate?
What can our leaders learn or introduce to evolve anew with radiance?
Cry my beloved country cry if these necessities are ignored!
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