Capitalism And Mental Slavery Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

It's true
Life is full of days and nights
Sunshine and darkness
Good and evil
Righteousness and wickedness
Now let's dissect the bloated face of capitalism
Let's open the thick skull hiding the horrendous contents
Let's cut through the cord of fashion and cosmopolitan identities
Let's dwell on the bread and butter issues
It stinks to be at the bottom of the food chain
And live from hand to mouth
Foraging for bread crumbs
It's totally disgusting for humanity to be so backward
When it comes to feeding the poor and addressing the vulnerable
Alleviating suffering
With pockets full of wealth
Capitalism has produced millionaires and billionaires
At the same time poisoning the mental capabilities of the masses
It's very sad to open the book of statistics
And count the number of people living under the poverty datum line
It's true
Individualism has brought prosperity to a few
And multiculturalism has sharpened the axe of exploitation
Big cities are attractive
With gigantic megastructures and neon lights
But it's common to find red-light districts
And a bunch of homeless people
On the back alleys of these beautiful megacities
Capitalism has ruined the fabric of humanity's moral compass
Polluting the ocean of our collective conscience
Excavating the gap between the rich and poor
Constructing an unequal society
From one country to another
Inequality is everywhere
The poor are everywhere
Begging to be freed
From these mental slavery

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