Emmanuel Ekale Esambe
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Poem "Home Affairs":
- published April 10, 2009
- viewed 41 times
Other poems by Emmanuel Ekale Esambe:
»Joburg by Night«
»Tears of Blood«
»The Lion Man«
»The New Case«
Visit Emmanuel Ekale Esambe's profile page
Poem "Home Affairs":
- published April 10, 2009
- viewed 41 times
Other poems by Emmanuel Ekale Esambe:
»Joburg by Night«»Tears of Blood«»The Lion Man«»The New Case«»Home Affairs«
Things are getting rowdy
And stuff is thrown about.
Cracks appear down the lane
And our home has broken down.
Lies are peddled for survival,
Thugs are compensated for forgery
Comradeship now knows no valour
Affairs in our home are down –
The glorification of falsehood.
Nhlanhla asked for an ID book
But was given a death certificate.
A 17 yrs old Bongi
Was declared married these past 8 yrs.
Our children are born to be vampires
And ours is a home of a new cult.
Home Affairs is upside-down
The head has vamoosed
And cronyism is in control.
We wait for the bond of our home
Come April 22.
And stuff is thrown about.
Cracks appear down the lane
And our home has broken down.
Lies are peddled for survival,
Thugs are compensated for forgery
Comradeship now knows no valour
Affairs in our home are down –
The glorification of falsehood.
Nhlanhla asked for an ID book
But was given a death certificate.
A 17 yrs old Bongi
Was declared married these past 8 yrs.
Our children are born to be vampires
And ours is a home of a new cult.
Home Affairs is upside-down
The head has vamoosed
And cronyism is in control.
We wait for the bond of our home
Come April 22.
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Emmanuel Ekale Esambe: "Dudu, as a foreigner living in SA, you will be sure that I know some stuff happening in the HA. However, the poem should open up other areas of interpretation if possible."- Sifiso Barry Maseko: "Emmanuel, controversial stuff i have to say and the twist straight cutting information relay technique is phenominal....big ups to that bro"
- Dudu Zanzi: "Emmanuel, are you writing about on the state of things in the department of Home Affairs in South Africa? If so, its very catching."