Quest For More Of Nothing Poem by Phillip Nine Mafunga

Thugs usurped the throne
Demons have possessed those in high offices
Pleas alone will not quench the flames of hell
Pity parties are songs of joy to them
Neither will intellectual discourse bring common decency to the despot
Propriety and academics are for another day
With money, the greedy will they always manipulate
When will the oppressed ever rise and flood the streets?
And let the high streets of power rumble and shake?
When will the hungry and poor demand their place on the high table?
When will the sick demand decent healthcare?
When will we demand education for all by 2020 as was promised?
Are we ever going to have reliable public transport?
Are we not accepting the same every time expecting different outcomes?
Wake up Zimbabwe! Rise up for your own freedom like before!

PHILLIP NINE MAFUNGA
28 May 2020