Poem For Gushungo Poem by Wensislaus Mbirimi

Once upon a time
Zimbabwe ichangosununguka
Robert dropped the reconciliation word
Murungu wese ndokupembera
Another African to puppeteer, so they thought
Kedu gushungo kakati kakatai tione
Invitations to speachify all over
Honorary degrees and awards soon flowed
Gushungo neyake Zimbabwe kwese vairwirwa
Havana kuziva seri kwesadza kune usavi
Days of exploitation were soon to be over
After political independence
Robert and his people now craved economic freedom
Varungu vakadzungudza, ko zvabva nepizve
Ko mwana waBona wapindwa neizve
Ivhu kuvanhu
Zimbabwe shall never be a colony again
Tony Blair thought it funny
Gushungo akati Tambaoga vaudze chizukuru
The only blair we know is a toilet
And Australia's Howard is a coward
And hey keep your England while we keep our Zimbabwe
Minda yatorwa vakafunga zvakwana
Ruzhinji ndokutsigira, makauya musina
Nhaka muchadzokera musina
From the Commonwealth Zimbabwe was suspended
Sanctions imposed, targeted they were said to be
Kedu Bob kakati mati madini
Regime change strategy foiled and failed
Sabhuku Vharazipi yeravo bhurugwa vakatadza kuvhara
Bumper harvest after another Bob landslide election victory
The west could only watch as the Bob train cruised on
Baba vaChatunga gumbo mutangi manje, bhora mugedhi
Zim Asset, indigenisation, empowerment, community share trusts
New vocabulary, all thanks to Mugabe
Shamwari tsva dzokumabvazuva
Who needs the West?
When Robert's Zimbabwe is now looking East