A Little Patriotism Poem by Jabulani Mzinyathi

that is all we yearn for
not too much to ask for
these waves of despair
driving some to suicide
others by hook or crook
driven by grim necessity

though blinded by illgotten gains
though deaf to the wailing
a little patriotism show
a little love you must give
just a morsel on the table
for many facing starvation
just a little love yearned for
avert this impending inferno
this quicksand of poverty
scaling the barriers erected
trampling the dogs of war
bridge these chasms now
see the rising tsunami