The Gods Poem by Jabulani Mzinyathi

in each breath are the gods
mostly the craven ones
false deities seeking power
i have seen the money gods
social, political gods abound

everywhere you turn there are gods
gods that reap, reap, reap
gods that reap without ever sowing
the ubiquitous and deranged gods
everywhere gods afflicted by dementia

i have seen gods like mushrooms
everywhere the gods are sprouting
facebook, twitter, whatsapp gods
the gods holding our minds captive
gods immersed in unbridled avarice