APARTHEID IN AND OUT
The terror that did them drain
The horror that caused their strain
The stupor that made them insane
Possessed and gave them not even a grain of brain

Now Nightfall in Soweto has its daylight
Where every neighbouring Black is in fright
Just a meeting causes a beating
Making every day a dreaded disease
For who knows who would be deseased?

There are demons of hurts parading as fighters
There are brutes and wild animals parading as saviors
There are pricks with ear bricks posing as advocates
Raining embarrassments on the dignified
Branding legal migrants terrified
All on the internet, codified

Bones which work not
Hands acting in cot
Lives living the rot
Are leading messes which are future curses

May long life meet these souls
So they feel in their soles
The terror they meted on other souls
For xenophobia xylohoned must be danced to
In the name of karma
In a future where they see their disdain
…turn into own pain
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © May 4, 2026.