The Difference Is The Same Poem by Qiniso Mogale

Recycling corrupt leaders
Electing arrogant leaders
Backing conceited leaders
All this done in the name of change
All this done for the sake of continuity
All this done in the hope that new brooms
sweep better than the old
But only to find that the difference is the same.

The difference is the same
All these people are concerned with their stomachs
They are interested in accumulating riches
They are concerned with fat bank accounts
They are not concerned with service delivery
They milk government coffers dry
They careless about the poverty stricken who vote them into power
So, the difference is the same.

They all hold on to power until they are
forced out
Even then they want to leave their relatives
in power
It can only be in Africa where the presidency
is hereditary
The difference remains the same
The difference is the same