Freedom Day, my ass:
Happy Freedom day
to all the white people in the ‘burbs
who, on a daily, exercise
their freedom to be wealthy.
The one-percenters at the centre
of the economy
who volley-ball the capital
between Capetown and Sandton
Happy Freedom day to Cyril,
one of the “richest” white men
in a black man’s skin;
the Michael Jackson alternate
who exercised his freedom
to exterminate noise-makers.
Happy Freedom day to Chris
who was surreptitiously “Cyriled” by Nelson
for refusing to compromise.
Had he not taken
led to the head
we all would’ve been
the same size
Happy Freedom day to Nelson
the salesman who gave the country
to white men for soup.
The ultimate glutton
with ambitions of a spartan
who left us at the gate
shouting for Hector
You put us at the bottom
so we lookup
like the Sistine Chapel
the preach peace and reconciliation
like the 16th Chapel.
Your embrace of the other side, was just a thug affair.
Freedom day, my ass!
