That 80 Million

Quickly quelled the rumour mill
In no humour to be queried either 
Specially not about that 80 million 
shelled out in vain for an ineffective 
vaccine
That soon turned into a huge hush hush 
Shame that scam wasn't foreseen 
Seems like we're back in the eighties 
millions in Mzansi still suffer with it
the wrath of foreign dominion, that is
Their opinions don't really count 
anymore 
Minions are what's on demand now
as you know 
A rather heavy fate they have to face
right after being used as guinea pigs 
for that very same vaccine
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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