I am Matabeleland, l am a child of Matabeleland, yes l'm the grandchild of a great warrior uMzilikazi yet l have no home. I belong to Matabeleland the land of my forefathers yet l live in an orphanage. Matabeleland my beloved were u cursed that u can't provide for your citizens to work and live in you? They killed my parents and called it a moment of madness, my question is who was mad? Why was he mad? Lowo owayehlanya kungani wahlanyela eMatebeleland? For a long time l have been refused to express myself, a situation of whenever l raise my concerns l am called a tribalist, who is being tribal when they refuse to speak my language in my hometown? I am a child of Matebeleland, yes where there is the University of Science and Technology but l was refused entry, l was told that l don't have science yet we have no science labs in our schools, they go on to tell me that l am not educated. I am a child of Matabeleland who was refused a scholarship because my father is not a war hero yet my parents used to attended those rallies at Stanley Square, the world watches while l weep for my beloved Matebeleland. Is it a crime to be born Kalanga? is it a crime to be born Ndebele? is it a crime to be born Tonga? Is it a crime to be born Venda? Is it a crime to be born Suthu? I say peace they say sies, l say democracy they say l am a demon l will crazy, l say freedom they say l am doom. The decisions they make for my beloved Matabeleland become diseases, they come with their polluted tricks and call them politics, l continue succumbing to the ravages of tribalism, l am hated for who l am, l am Matabeleland, l want peace not gifts..........
By prophetic poet Mengezi Mpofu
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