Thoughts Poem by Jabulani Mzinyathi

thought we were in it together
thought we were our own liberators
thought you were driven by altruism
did not know of latent mercenary tendencies

thought the birds would freely twitter
thought there would be a relay race
thought of the free market of ideas
did not know this would be a discordant voice

thought there would be lots of bliss
thought the law would achieve justice
thought there would be no stinking opulence
did not know i was wide off the mark