Not With My Eyes Closed

Bought a ¼ Kg of sugar at the kiosk for 50 shillings
Normally I would pay 50 shillings for ½ Kg
To last me every two weeks
But am not giving them my 100 shillings for ½ a Kg
Not with my eyes closed.

It makes no difference, really
I will still have to buy another ¼ Kg in a week
And still spend 100 shillings for ½ Kg.
They will take the extra 50
But not with my eyes closed.

Because it's closed eyes that dont see the whole world in debt
With the missing money in a few silk lined pockets
Yet governments scoop more of our hard worked sweat
To pay for the missing money they have hidden in plain sight.

I will therefore pay 50 shillings twice as they take their 100
I will not pay 100 shillings where I used to pay 50
If someone has to rob me
They better do it staring in my eye
Because am not letting anyone rob me
Not with my eyes closed.

©2011 Otiato Opali