This news bulletin begins in 3,2,
Wait!
I know you are full of anticipation, expectations,
And curiosity filling you to the brim,
You’re just itching to find out
Who it is this time,
That got drowned while playing in places they shouldn’t have been.
Serves him right
But you must exude sympathy
No!
Is it another war?
Genocides that dominate the world over
Our world is
In constant agony over
Who deserves to stay
And who dictates who gets what
That’s what you’re waiting for
I’m sure!
The headlines
Violent attacks against political opposition supporters must be promptly investigated.
One woman killed every 10 minutes: The harrowing global reality of femicide .
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission Arrests Big Political Deception, Mind Twisters
Chivhayo Still Milking Govt Coffers Through Dubious Tenders’.
I’m sure You’re just waiting,
To watch the constant power grabs between our so called leaders,
You must be waiting to see the tears of the agonized souls of these Congolese children,
As they run and hide and fight for their lives,
Orphaned in the blink of an eye,
But you don’t care why.
Does it bring you peace?
To watch women violently assaulted with no plausible cause,
Brutally mutilated, savaged and ravaged by sexually frustrates power hungry predators,
Destroying their homes just wasn’t enough,
They needed to go that extra mile to fully satisfy their bruised egos,
Simply because the perpetrators felt and deemed it necessary.
You must enjoy,
To listen to sob stories of politicians in legal trouble,
To silently observe as the fine line between diplomacy and oppression is crossed.
Of course they can never be wrong,
You must be laughing,
At the inconsistencies of justice systems everywhere
Watching a guilty man go free,
More content for that documentary you have been so eagerly waiting for.
Why else would you consistently
Tune into channel four?
Just so you can watch the world fall apart?
With every story that’s told,
As we lead ourselves closer to destruction,
It’s funny how you make it a mission to keep up
And yet you can’t do anything about it .
Written by: Nomqhele Sisa Nkomo
Nomqhele Sisa Nkomo is a 20 year old, multi-talented award winning poet, spoken word artist and public speaker, who carefully cultivates the art of expression and takes you by surprise with her heart wrenching emotional escapades showing the vulnerability to her strong fierce character that is swallowed by the dominance of her silence.
