We recall with ever rising sorrow
How today murdered tomorrow
And how the rest of the future lies fallow
Buried in deep trenches that began as mere furrows
The buzz has been blown and the future is dead
One vote is hanging by the skin of its bleeding yellow teeth
At a massive pillar stuck rigid at jail house's entrance
Firmly anchored in a concrete stoep of adamant reign
All the bright lights are off
Tomorrow is bleaker than yesterday
Another unfortunate ballot box is floating and bobbing
Main course of an angry river
Flooded to the brim with the blood of the hopeless Dripping from the heart of their wounded souls
The once bright sky is ever dull
The weather is uglier than the countenance of the devil
Time has been booby trapped in the quagmire of death
Who roams around dimly lit avenues
Blocking the route meant to take us to freedom day
Tomorrow will never be with us again
For today's feet are bogged down in murky mud
Which sucks and sucks and sucks at our beings
Drowning the straws meant to rescue the plight of the people