Poems of Thobile Maso
Where we come from
A poem by Thobile Maso©2007 Thobile Maso
Upholds no lies and fears not, to stand the truth
Spreads no lies and fight for objective truth
Where axe to grind is foreign in our mist
Gravitation of personal interests to the mass lineWhere we are now
We covered by the dust of self serving greed motivation
Corrupt crime succession on the agony cries of others
Where brutal character assassins spare no iota of mercy
Where money loyalty see no black or white fat catsWhere we come from
Loyalty was not blind to champions of constructive critique
Collectively, stubbornly standing on the side of motive force
Where life and the people identifies with social living
Where tried and tested beings toasted for nothing, but truthWhere we are now
Where position of fame playing individual heroes and heroines
Where careerist interests disguised as mass thinking and action
Where wish wash neo liberalism is building buffer zones
Where nepotism is a tea time dinner of the day darling
Where elitist ascendancy replacing exploiters of massesWhere we come from
Installments paid in the struggle for dignity of life for all
Fighting emancipation from racism and gender stereotype
Tradition of participatory democracy as Cultural Revolution
Leaders learning from the masses to lead better
Let’s go back to basic as we march to the future
Poems of Thobile Maso..........a selection