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When Helen said 'not enough professionals of colour' but Fritz would do When De Lille was our saviour, but then not their saviour too When Mamphela was blessed with a kiss But it turned out not to predict bliss Like when Mmusi was the poster-boy for Black Democrats Except when the ship showed signs of sinking went the way of the Lindiwes and the Pats When John, he of the not-Cape Coloured left It was himself, according to the party, he had left bereft Of course Dan Plato was a perfect fit Except Dan also struggles with interpreting the 'Indigenous' bit And Xanthia, she of the vowel-challenged boyfriend Her meteoric rise also came to a sudden end Bonginkozi apologized and stopped to end a scam And there really are no words for the treatment of Van Damme Now the party offers many points of reflection on why all this so should be Bearing in mind it's not them, but whom they upheld for a time, that is the discrepancy Because surely they can't be held responsible (When they are constantly asking us to hold others liable) But the truth about their culpability that they are so keen to hide That their offering has always reflected those who have chosen a side And have shown unquestionably They have no issue with embracing and promoting White Hegemony And the presumption that what is here realiz'd Is not by such assumption compromis'd SP