I Do In My Doings Poem by LLM Mbatha

I do in my doings
As I believe in my inner-self
I am

Dark son of the soil
I am
Black child of the universe

Who can deny my rights
And claim that every thing is alright
I'm gonna cross these blue seas
With neither fear no doubt
I will caress the lour skies
Either by night or by daylight
I intend to win the fight
Despite the given resistance
I the drum I the voice
I am

Dark son of the soil
I am
Black child of the universe

I never fake it
The image around me is but the mirror image
Of the spirit inside me
The rage in my eyes
Is but the reflection
Of the flame in my veins
Black flame of Africa
My land

I walk tall
I lead my own way
I follow my own mind
I am independent
Nothing can change me
I am that I am

I speak out my own truth
Nobody feeds me what to say
Who can challenge the me in me
Who can try to rearrange
Black is black in any shade
Ah! What a shade I am!