Allan People Shall Share in the Country’s Wealth

foot wears one shoe at a time

mouth chews one mouthful at a time

choir sings one song at a time

in shop windows

faces of many things

smile and beckon –

hungry people stare

and those who know

know bread baked for stomachs

clothes woven to warm nakedness

shelters built to shield against stormy lightning

arts and sciences make

their magic meanings

say why Old Mutual trillions

why Anglo billions

why Ramaphosa millions

when we people

live under the same sun

on the same earth

drinking from the same rivers