Bond to break - A Julius Sello Malema story: Poem
Image by: SIMPHIWE NKWALI
A poem about the beginning and the end of Julius Malema's political life.
Just as Madiba
sat down to drink his tea, the table started shaking.
Unannounced and
unexpected the little one entered the room.
Like a slut he
started slurring insults and pounced on heads. Touch one, Thabo gone!
In the
background Msholozi tip-toed to the top
and ascended with ease.
Unlucky Kgalema
holding the fort together with no power or voice.
Smart and simple
man not touching a thing, he will be gone tomorrow.
Slowly the little
one gained speed, his voice grew louder and he flew higher than eagles.
Erupting like a
volcano and spewing ash that went beyond borders.
Lighting fires
that burnt the bonds that he created.
Little did he
know the walls were closing in on his claustrophobic self
On the field his
foot soldiers carried his torch and in the offices plans drawn.
Morning came and
the torch no longer burns, the shower extinguished the
flame
All avenues
ventured to rekindle the fire but to no avail, the shower just got stronger.
Like a leaf in autumn
he got swept away by the wind
Echoes of his
utterances tormenting and floating away with him
Muted, his voice
suddenly disappeared and he faded away with the sunset
A short
entertaining yet boring show came to an end and curtains finally fall.


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