Soul of Soweto

Soul of Soweto … so … so spirits of struggle spirits sacrificed shadows slaughtered sold out septic sores silenced screwed suffering scared scars on my soul same shit secret society somebody somewhere somehow set the stage seasons of shame shared some stripped off their souls some out of school surrounded by sadness sobbing society sick and tired of same set up singing the same song struggle songs state of shenanigans such sorry sight for(saken) sentenced swim in swamps sleep in stink wake up in stink same shatter same sessions same seminars same show stolen soldiers stars of our streets silhouettes of segregation soldiers’ sons of servants soldiers’ daughters of slaves seventy-six, sixth month solemn script several sent to the soil several sent to solitary confinement several sent to standstill several sent to statelessness several sent to swim in same state several sent to stomachs of sinners several sent to make sworn statements several never survived several stopped schooling several swallowed by the streets several seen and (un)seen never seen again some swallowed by the sharks some skinned alive some submitted to sex some statement of suspicion some sidelined some stepped aside some at the service of saturday sessions some servants of sunday estates some sworn to sangomas some special species stamping on stale blood some stay in shacks some in squalor some out of step some sobbing to this second some symbol of sorrow some step in some step out some scheming so sick and tired of shattered dreams sure as the sunsets somewhat surviving sure … so busy struggling to join the struggle same story second by second same side show several shot by system secured in suppression suspended soul of soweto standards so sickening signed off no solutions