Mark Me Up

Mark me up
because I am
the special one
caught in the cross-fire

I am
a mark-up
post-1994
education a commodity

Mark me up
me and my mates
(is my English excused)

Mark me up
as I suffered
something cognitive
in my growth path

Mark me up
I can exit school early
no maths and science
(who can society count on)

Mark me up
bias your marking
make me score

(with perpetualwelfare
perpetually developmental
and structurally adjusting
inmy little ghetto)

Mark me once more
brand me
make me special

SADTU KwaZulu-Natal asks for 'biased marking', on early evening SAFM Radio, World AIDS Day, December 1 2010.

-    David Kapp, david_kapp@yahoo.com