Africa In Tears Poem by Thabitha Marakalala

Africa in tears

Africa is in tears
She now bow down with fears
Of how bad tomorrow will be
Just when she thought the war against the west is done
Her kids turn against each other
With curses and cuts
They look to bring down one another
With hate they paint each others fate

It's blacks on blacks
Feel Africa when she cracks
Watching her own soil become a wreck
The moon turns black
As our ancestors turn their backs
They have turned in their graves
For long enough
They send out messengers
Their words words never made it to open ears and hearts
My land is divided into two parts

Africa is drowning in tears
Her children cries I heard in the evil wind
As they walk this world in blurred minds
Innocent souls facing each day with sorrows
Violence inflicted in their veins
They taught at an early age how to hate
Crimes of passion
Money over love
Use what you have
to get what you want

Africa watches in disbelieve
She weeps is the deepest grief
Her bleating whispers can be heard in the silent skies
She asks the sun and the moon
For answers
What happens to my seeds
What happens to together we stand divided we fall
What happens to staying true to the soil
One on which our kind toil
My forefather's teachings
fade off with time
Black man you are losing your origin

Africa is in tears
Our mother land is painted in blood
Skeleton after skeleton
Raging spirit roam the earth
Blood shade of your own kind
You must have lost your mind
African is sinking
Only her children can save her

The sun's tears have dried out
The only traces left are of pain
The stars seems so far
to wishing upon them
It's only a dream
The world has turned it's back
In grins ours enemies stare
The world watches in silence
As Africa Buries her children
Souless Body after body
The soil swallow them in shame
This time we blame no one but ourself
Africa is in tears
Her remaining kids live in fears

Tbt-M