Don't Tell Me

Don’t tell me about democracy

When all it defends is exploitation

When it defends subordination by money

For how many peasants succeed in it?

For how many workers lead within it?

Don’t tell me about equality

When lip service is all you give it

When all you do is select an individual

When will all of us be selected?

When will we share in the results of our sweat?

Don’t tell me about human rights

When I live and sleep without food

When I live and sleep in the shackles without proper clothes

What rights do I enjoy on an empty stomach?

What rights can I enjoy in the single room shackle?

Don’t tell me about freedom

When I cannot afford to study to the limits of my brains

When I cannot afford healthcare to cure my pains

Why should you deny me the freedom to know?

Why should you deny me freedom from sickness?

For I am tired of the Mickey Mouse freedom

I am tired of the talk that is human rights

I am tire of paper equality

I am tired of the bourgeoisie democracy!

Benedict Wachira

4^th September 2011

21:03