Placebo. Poem by Mbusya Wa Mbusya

Through out the city:
Every street was marked by blood,
It ran down the sewer,
It actually blocked the pipes,
Awash the resident's gardens,
Destroyed the banks of
The city river,
And filled the reservoir dam
On the city's outskirt
So urbanites drank soda only!
Blood flooded the streets
Developers had to terminate contracts,
Roads were slimy,
Of blood coat:
It caused accidents; fatal and partial,
And scary dreams to children,
Luck had an illiterate offender shot (point blank!) and died.
On the roll of cameras,
The boss assured all,
That crime and murder has ‘come nigh- the suspect is down'.
The mass shouted and danced!