Afrika Poem by Onalethuso Petruss Ntema

afrika

the rivers of the wilderness,
polluted and looted by modern philosophy
executed and looted with guns and enemy
powers of religion and heads of authority
lovers of omission and error of reality
matters of no reason and mental insanity
brothers of illusion and sisters of bitterness,
where is the love that we all talk about?
where is the love that we all talk about?
where is the peace that we all walk about?
where are the means that we all need the most?
the pieces are the only means to get us across

matters of reality, focus on your livity
sold our souls to the grave of the next man
overthrew our culture to the next man’s
understood their culture than the next man’s
overthrew our own, to the divide and rule
i wish i knew, what they decide to do
and they taught us too, to divide and rule
what a continent sold for an island!
afrika! our ancient memory
afrika! you are the latest commodity
afrika! you are the worst hit poverty
afrika! you are target community
rise afrika rise, stand tall alone!
rise afrika rise, stand on your feet!

gone so fast to the hands of many men
o’ what a crisis,
o’ what a problem
who is the culprit?
who is to sort them?
families, nations rise from the problem
uplift one another
livity is the matter
sooner than later
is the matter
for the better,
rise afrika rise, stand tall alone!
rise afrika rise, stand on your own!

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poem: 'afrika'
book: 'cold feet'
year: may 2013
book no.5 of 2013

copyright: mambomusic+poetry, bw.