Two People Poem by Tony Adah

They say democracy is for all
We are not there with them
It sparkles and glitters in their sky
Here it is dull and gloomy,
They live in the city
Its fringes our heedless hovel
They have tea, butter and bread
For breakfast
Ours the rancid remains
Of yesterday's dinner.
They club and party at night
We toss uneasily on our straw bed
We thirst for water
They swim in the oceans
We rub ashes
They shine in the sheen of oil
Democracy here knows two people
One up and another down
In a society uncomfortably equal.