Published January 1, 2023
by Zama Madinana
(Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa)
riots
in the streets
flames of anger
climbing
the sky
a violent dance
of rubber bullets
stones
& petrol bombs
walls
crumbling
down
in gutted shopping malls
leaders
leaders
leaders
where are you
in these black clouds
of politics
criminality
& poverty
Biography
Zama Madinana is a South African poet based in Johannesburg.
His work has appeared in Stanzas, Botsotso, Carapace, Poetry Potion, The Thinker,
Sunday World, New Coin, and other literary publications.
His work focuses mainly on love, politics, and social issues.
In 2021, he won the third prize of the Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Award.
He is the author of a poetry chapbook, Water & Lights.
This poem is included in Poetry World #5, published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
Previously published in South Africa Poetry Magazine:
I Cried
by Mpho Sekhabi
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