(Reuters)
THE FIFTH COLUMN
It is often forgotten that, in her youth, Baleka Mbete was a struggle poet. Today, the Fifth Column, in conjunction with our partners in free-floating surveillance and hacking, is able to reveal a new poem composed just the other day by the speaker in the National Assembly, one of the seven ANC presidential hopefuls …
oh oh oh
how I want to be
the president
on top
in charge
yes yes yes
i am woman
i can lead
i can give orders
i can spank Floyd Shivambu -on his bum
Juju too
spank spank
ow ow ow
say Floyd and little Julius
just you wait
yes yes yes
oh oh oh
bugger off Cyril
you old buffalo
with blunt horns
bugger off Lindiwe
i also have sharp nails
and
if need be
i can get a wig
bugger off Grace
i could be queen
queen of Africa
i’m better than Grace
queen of the people
the masses
oh oh oh
the people
the people
who have suffered
nearly as much as me
i grow old
i grow old
eish
struggle struggle
fight to be the boss
have I waited
all these long years
bored rigid in Parly
just to be cast aside
like a used kanga?
no no no
and again
no no no
i must put on my turban
my Turban of Power
i have a bigger turban
than that old frump NDZ
oh oh oh
bring me my turban
my biggest turban
pad it with rags
if need be
old torn-up kangas
but bring it
bring me my turban
oh oh oh
my Turban of Power!