SUPPOSE...

Yesterday

They had us 

At each other's throats

Neighbour killing neighbour

Brother maiming sister

As we rose up 

To defend 'our own'

After the dust had settled

We dried our teary eyes

To find them 

Holding all the power

And we, 

All the broken dreams

Then followed the familiar script -

Maize scandals and oil scandals

Grand regency and grand typos

Salaries raised, taxes unpaid

It was their turn to eat!

Now

Yesterday's enemies are best of friends

And yesterday's friends, worst of enemies

Same cast, different roles

All promising

A better Kenya

Where they can share all the wealth

And we, all the poverty

Suppose just this once

We change the script

And seek out real leaders

Who actually care

About the same things

We care about?