A Poem
By Sinenhlanhla Shelembe
I saw biko on TV
I saw biko on TV
I am convinced he was drunk.
He was saying he loves Hitler.
I am not sure why he was saying this, he failed to explain it.
biko has always been articulate and succinct
but yesterday he was very incoherent.
I was embarrassed,
why would biko love Hitler?
does he know that Hitler hated Blacks more than Jews?
does biko know that to be black is to be an enemy of the world?
we must introduce biko to black consciousness.
I saw biko in court
I saw biko in court
he was fighting to be a member of parliament
his lawyers were white
I was embarrassed,
I never thought I would ever see biko fighting for a salary
we must teach biko that there are other things that are more important than money
I saw biko in Club Sway
he was drunk
he wore a red beret and was drinking Ciroc
he seemed to be enjoying it
I saw biko again in the Daily Sun newspaper
he owed R16 million in tax
I pledged my last R30 to contribute towards paying his tax
I keep on seeing Biko.
