PAIN AND GAIN

PAIN AND GAIN                             By Nelson .M. Kilonzo

I pain on your gain

You gain on my pain

On your gain I strain

And my woes you refrain

It was ‘suluhishi’

Two days later, ‘mnafiki’

In your ballots ‘mtaishi!’

And later ‘sitosheki’

A month later in the streets

Meeting streaks by your ‘treats’

 ‘Teas’ being the traps

In the 'HOUSES' just going naps

With my dreams I leave

But by my votes you live

A representative…

Less productive!

Hiking prices of their stuff…

Hiring none, paying less their staff…

Keeping me their captive!

For as long as I live.

Till when are you to gain

As I watch you fill me with pain?

Not again will I strain

And let your greed reign

Poor politics I refrain

‘Cause in my pain I bore a good grain

And ooh! On the grain, my votes rain!