A New Breed Of Human Beings Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

They came with bulldozers
And decapitated my community
Tearing the social safety nets
And the ancient bonds that withstood the test of time
They brought a new sense of individualism
And scattered my cultural sense of community
Hiding the hideous intentions of individualism
They ignited the flames of materialism
With wars they decimated our sense of humanity
Restructuring my traditional systems
They left the fabric of my community in tatters
Poverty emerged victorious
Diseases were roaming free
While the top echelon of my society thrived
A new breed of wealth seeking individuals emerged
Unperturbed and determined
They corrupted the political and financial systems
Ignoring the pleading voices of the masses
They polished their individualistic tendencies and self-enriching schemes
And accumulated an unimaginable amount of wealth
Deep in the jungle of their capitalistic world
My community was left homeless
Unable to survive in this world of dog eat dog
My community turned to alcohol and drug abuse
To nurse their sorrow and bruised ego
And escape the injustices of this new breed of human beings