Johannesburg

Like a comet like a rocket like a meteor hit,
like the world tour didn't start or couldn't end without it.
They say it's not safe. Its prison after prison,
in your house, in your car, in your mall, in your mind,
Constitution, Apartheid, Soweto can't go there without a guide.
High walls, electric fences, security guards
and here is the cradle of man kind, let's see....
Rashaad invites us to a braii in Vereheeling with his brothers.
We are 5 having a fantastic time,
in the VW, music blearing, windows wound
down and they'll “be back in a sec”.
It's dark and the parking attendants reeling you in,
we're in no danger while they find the freshest prawns.
It's braii day and our first day and Rashaads brothers birthday!
At 11pm, we eat a finger licking feast after which, we're off clubbing.
I beg your pardon and did I say this is our first night in Joberg,
after a visit to the Apartheid Museum put up by the Casino?
Saturday we're at the World cup cricket match, West Indies play Australia.
Free tickets courtesy of Rashaad, hard not to enjoy the 1 day test.
Overs, runs, and wickets,
Caro waving the WI flag at fours and sixes.

We round off the evening in Melrose's place to dine Moyos.
Good music, good food, good fire.
Sunday with Lisa, she's a photographer, takes us to Kgasawne
to take pictures along with Warwick her boyfriend.
Zebras and baboons and picnickers peeking through the trees.
It's like Picnic of Hanging Rock, we are hiking and it's beautiful 360 degrees.
Monday night dinner with Bernice and Lorenz
a banquet of a braii meat piled high and fish to die for
like Jesus sermon on the mount without the 5 loaves
and Jamming Indian Udu percussion
Rashaad and his bros had the beat
Lisa and Warwick had the beat
Bernice and Lorenz had the beat
Graham and Tony had the beat
Their Graton Guest house
hard to beat
were guests Jeremy and Rejanne
visit the patter of tiny feet
had the beat
Our 1 day Pilansberg Safari had us beat
the lion leopard and buffalo playing hide and seek
and sun beating down mellow and sweet
and downtown Joberg has a beat better
than its cold war years before
we got the beat, we got the beeat,we got the beeeeeeeat,yeah!We got it!