As a young adult, I saw JM, rich and mighty
Giving handouts to the poor and his worry was-
His state had ten millionaires to which he was one
And the rest were ten million, poor populace.
Because of speaking out and gaining popularity,
He met a gruesome end; dumped in the remote hillside
Where herdsmen roamed by day and hyenas by night,
But, hyenas couldn’t touch the acid blanketed corpse.
The world is up in arms to societal imbalances
Of what JM said decades ago and Nyerere confirmed.
Many have been glued to consumerism
Without noticing causes of the imbalances
Till world economies plunged and people turned militant.
To divert attention due to public outcry,
Many were bombed and died in public transport;
And a lie fabricated he was in a southern country
In capital city X, in hotel Y and room Z, only
To be called to shame by the media and herdsmen.
He was shot, scalded with some caustic agent and
Left on that slope. And Nyerere named the country
‘Man eats man society’ in echo of JM’s worry.
The world is up in arms to societal imbalances
Of what JM said decades ago and Nyerere confirmed.
Many have been glued to consumerism
Without noticing causes of the imbalances
Till world economies plunged and people turned militant.
Cities' lawns, parks, harbor Occupy Movements
In this century and time
When we should have known better in terms of
What ails communities and societies worldwide!
Yet, there’s heavy resistance for change.
The world is up in arms to societal imbalances
Of what JM said decades ago and Nyerere confirmed.
Many have been glued to consumerism
Without noticing causes of the imbalances
Till world economies plunged and people turned militant