Remember That You'll Be Ousted In Turn Poem by Sarah Mkhonza

Remember you will be ousted in turn
If not by a sibling certainly by a
New worker who will succeed you for
It is like getting the best seat on
A bus and when your stop comes you
Cannot even look back to claim that
You belong to a dynasty in motion
And can be a son and daughter of
Privilege where all should see
The dandy of a princess that you
Are and admire your glorious throne.

Remember you'll be ousted in turn
And make haste while the hay still
Shines for it is better to buy an
Earthquake kit when you live in the
Seismic belt of the earth for you
Are always prepared when the push
Button of the earth down there is
Pressed and the forces unknown
Eject you out of your little shrine
Whose mortgage still hangs around
Your neck like a noose.

Remember you will be ousted in turn
And always be ready for exits and live
And love intensely without wasting
Moments of bliss for when love dwindles
It seeps out as if there was a hole
You did not see at the bottom of the
barrel where you where you poured
In bucketfuls year in and year out
With the least anticipation of finding
This emptiness that comes at the end.

Remember you'll be ousted in time
And be as reliable as a rooster.
Take care of the noose with which
You hang onto her heart and massage
It around the neck knowing that if
Your thumb is in it the fall won't
Be so bad and you who survived the
Kamikaze surely will make it to the
end of this struggle that never really
Ends until your eyes close and say
Good bye with the final beat of your heart.