Life in Zim is GREAT!!!!
I have so much more money in my bank
For all of this, I have you to thank!
I’m saving money at a rate of knots
By the time I’m 40, I’ll really have lots!
I can’t spend it on fags, fine food and fair’
Cos when I go to TM, the shelves are all bare!
Other shops are quite empty of tempting treats
Who needs dairy products, cokes or sweets?
Standing all day in the queue for maize meal
Mean’s I don’t have to work - wow, what a deal!
I see all my mates there from days gone by
We catch up on news and make plans for a braai!
I can’t find any marg or oil in the shop
My bathroom scales are starting to drop!
When I put on my jeans, they fall to the floor’
Cos no sugar or flour, means no baking no more!
Now bread, it seems, is a thing of the past
But I’m not worried, ‘cos I’m loosing weight fast!
There’s no need to lose weight by going to a gym
Just live in Zimbabwe and you’ll get real thin!
I walk everywhere; there’s no fuel in my car
I’m really quite fit now, from walking so far!
I spend more time at home than ever before
This is a good thing ‘cos there’s always a chore!
I take time for all the positive things in life
Like my family, reading and staying out of strife!
I’m coping quite well; so it just goes to show
That living with shortages is not such a blow!
August 12th, 2007 20:05
hello, I enjoyed your post very much.
keep up the good work.
all the best
john
August 12th, 2007 22:05
Sharp. The worst situations bring out the best in writers, clearly.
August 13th, 2007 02:17
(applause)
Wonderful.
I feel bad about my family grinning at the poem. We’re torn between laughing at the cleverness of your writing and weeping that you have the subject matter in question.
October 17th, 2007 11:47
Your president is just a big puss