24 Jan '09 - They travel at night

They travel at night
in fast cars (windows tinted)
on foot, probably in dark
clothing, these ‘dark forces’
our Youth League loudspeaker
Julius Malema asserts

They travel at night
perhaps its cheaper
even safer somewhat
from the goings-on
the wheeling and dealing
done in the light of day

They travel at night
is his conspiracy theory
equalled only by that
of certain other comrades
who too shoot from their
revolutionary hips

They travel at night
as do the fairies and
the hobgoblins and
all the imperialist-contras
born in the USA

They travel at night
and perhaps one day
might carry off our Julius
whilst his student shock-troupes
are out voting feet-first

Yes, they travel at night
do our dark forces

do the Yengeni shuffle
do the Zuma shuffle
do the Manto shuffle
shuffle shuffle shuffle
do the Julius Malema
rattle your jewellery
(go and shuffle off)

Who can resist shooting off, what with ANC Youth League’s loudspeaker, Julius Malema, shooting off from the foot which is in the mouth (“ANC will not change law to protect Zuma”, Cape Argus, Friday January 16 2009).