The Visitor Poem by Jabulani Mzinyathi

the rousing welcome
that we still remember
we did welcome you
with all the bountiful smiles
the energetic warm handshakes

that story comes to light
the man and his tent
there in the sweltering desert
later elbowed out by the camel
a heavy price for benevolence

this now is the story
the visitor who refused to leave
strutting majestically in the village
stoutly refusing to leave
the story of the unwelcome visitor

this is the story of the visitor
one who took over our granaries
violently refusing to leave
the visitor still soiling our wells
the story of the unwelcome visitor