Gugulethu
Blacken our name
Blacken our name
with your doom and gloom
whether you be a visitor
from abroad or a local
from a village fenced-in
Blacken our name
darken our doorstep
with tales of murder
and mayhem too
Blacken our name
call us the black sheep
of the developing world
out in darkest Africa
Blacken our name
legendary publicist
(you are said to be)
amid the infamous
Blacken our name
spin-doctoring away
in your own image
for your clientele
Blacken our name
it is business as usual
for those who put up
with daily abuses
tourists or no tourists
Blacken our name
all our Gugulethus
all our Hanover Parks
all our Manenbergs
and our Khayelitshas too
Your business is as usual
as is the convenient truth
of our living out here
“Accused hired sultan of spin” we are told, in the aftermath of accusations that husband-honeymooner Shrien Dewani paid for his wife to be murdered (Argus, Wed, Dec 8 2010).
(Photo Credit: Carin Smuts Studio)
