Refugees We All (Are)

Refugees we all are
along with dictators,
tin-pot and other sheltering
in asylum South Africa

(You dont have to
step outside to be
harassed and subjected
to all kinds of abuse)

Refugees we all are
no place for women
in an outpost where
their abuse is the order
of the every day

Refugees we all are
trapped by the burden
of prejudices past and
intolerances present

Refugees we all are
never mind the freedoms
we hypothetically honour
and the anthems we sport

Refugees we all are
from ourselves and
held to ransom
by one another
(a danger to ourselves)

Refugees we all are
officials curse we insult
all that is alien to us
while corrupt others loot
(Batho Pele we say)

Refugees we all are
are we then not women
and children (in the main)
in asylum South Africa

A bit dazed and confused am I at the outcry over the fellow who sought political asylum in Canada, especially when City Press Editor Ferial Haffajee calls him a moegoe on SAFMs The Editors, Sunday morning, 06 September 2009.

- David Kapp, david_kapp@yahoo.com