Democracy Poem by Mlungisi Ngomane

Ohh Democracy!
Look what you've done to us
They said we should vote for them,
they lied to us
Yes! they did, they said they'll protect us,
they never did, instead they steal from us.

They even introduced black empowerment,
just to steal from us, yes they do,
there's no roads but potholes,
there's not electricity but load shedding,
there's even blood shedding.

Guns, Guns everywhere!
They can't even protect us.
Children missing everywhere,
Police men taking bribes,
They are leading us to nowhere!

Look! Blood, blood everywhere
Yes, there's blood everywhere,
blood of innocent souls everywhere,
they can't even protect us.
they can't even protect our borders,
maybe there are no orders,
do I have to even mention graduates without jobs?
Ohh people of colour, open your eyes,
before it's too late,
Let us vote for change.