MEN OF HONOUR

Where are our fathers?
Men of honour
Men of integrity
Where are our fathers?
Nobles of the round-table
Warriors of justice
Preachers of peace
Men of honour
Men of integrity

Nations shall weep
Leaders are lost
Evil engulf seraphic beings
Envy pervades philosophers
Their wise words, wretched

Nations shall ask:
Where are our fathers?
Men of honour
Men of integrity
Pretenders will live in Zion
Prattlers of false pretence
Accusing the righteous
Unsighted in their destitute

Shield your ears
A lost generation
Boys are lost
Girls stand at the corner
Shield your eyes
Where are they?
Men of honour
Men of integrity

Dearest ancestors
Ancient people weep
A lost generation
Come home ancient ones
The drums beat for you
Come home to appease
Wipe your child, Israel’s tears

Where are you?
Mother nature calls for you
Men of honour
Men of integrity

By Linda Sakazi Thwala