Kenneth Maswabi
Chasing the stars
It is the new trend
Not to be outshined
By the glittering stars
Everyone wants the pieces of gold dust
To spray on their shallow contours of
being
And elevate themselves to the height of
stars
It is the revolution of the logical
thought
That pushes us to the brink of despair
At the height of it all
We are the shimmering star dust
On the downside
We are all pretenders in the classroom of
success
It is sad to disclose the contents of our
hearts
Not even to our friends and neighbours
We are all dying inside
The rich and poor
Are caught in a spiral of disillusion
Anxiety, depression and hopelessness
Fear, selfishness and hatred are all part
of the delusion
The human mind is a fantastic illusion
With all its exorbitant standard of
living
And falsified doctrine of emancipation
We are all chasing the stars
That we are not even certain of their existence
It is only in our minds
Where we can make a formula for happiness
And be satisfied with the contents of our
make-believe world
Let us unchain ourselves from the world
of logical thought
And be free to roam the realm of peace,
hope and happiness
©Kenneth Maswabi
