A poem for Faraaz

David Kapp, Belthorn Estate

He's a good boy

He's a good boy

says his mother

a parent proud

of her Swiss-bound son

He's a good boy

Faraaz Parker is

mechatronics his field

in the world of science

He's a good boy

gives one something

to be happy about

as our Happiness Index

is at an all-time low

He's a good boy

Star College

Bridgetown High's

head boy is

He's a good boy

an interest in science

sparked at primary school

(does this not defy

apartheid's Grand Plan)

He's a good boy

He has the chemistry

and he is off to an Olympiad

and is up for the challenge

("Head boy off to world chemistry Olympiad" - Athlone News, March 29 2023).