Hooked... Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

the spell that was cast
on our generation
is evil incarnate
roaming the streets
searching for innocent blood
the young and restless
who crowd the streets
marked for death
in their youth
their innocence

the spell was embraced
by our brothers
our sisters
our sons
our daughters
our fathers
our mothers
our uncles
our cousins

the spell blossomed
sprouting in my corner
your corner
and their corner
it grew everywhere
unabated, it raged on
no ground sparred
not even virgin soil
all were affected

the spell emerged
in powder forms
pills and injections
ILLEGAL DRUGS
produced by the devil
to wreck havoc
destroy life
in its youth

the spell is consumed
try once...twice
then ADDICTed
…..............HOOKed!