Truth From The Source Poem by Sentamu Aziz

Truth From The Source



Yes we were
So much unknown
A lot more than you say
Yes we were not
What was told
Taught and documented
Backward and uncivilized
With knowledge of nothing

Indeed we had
A life we loved
A culture and system
We sung and danced
To the tunes of our world
Ate of our harvest
Drunk what we brewed
Wore the backcloth
Slept under our thatches
Stored for the femine
That was hadly seen


Yes for sure
You brought a lot
And learnt a lot
Of now and heritage
Yes we were
A world accomplished
Treated our sick
Gave birth to generations
Passed on knowledge
From past to date


We were as you say
Backward to your ways
And too you were
Backward to our ways
Smiles is all we need
To a toast of brotherhood
For all the truth
We learnt your ways
And you visit for a reason
To get a taste and feel
Of our uniques ways

Friday, October 10, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: Africa
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Africa was in many ways considered to have been uncivilized by the time the western society discovered its existence. Its something very wrong and graduates to sinfull when emphasized. Before the colonialists came to Africa we had our very organised African systems. 'We were backward to their ways and they too were backward to our ways'. They did a lot good that changed our society but for some reason tourists still flock Africa form the western world to get a taste and feel of our unique African culture.....
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Don Nguyen 10 October 2014

Amen to that! Thanks for sharing.

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