Village Voices Poem by John Chizoba Vincent

The voices came louder and clearer to
Redefine the ideology of the world towards Africa.
The white took us to be monkeys, slaves and beast of burden,
They enslaved us and made us look worthless
Reduced us to nothing but commoners.
Then some voices arose from my village,
Hence the blazing fierce fire never quash it.
Niyi Osundare spoke with the same voice,
Attah sefi, spoke of women discrimination,
Wole Sonyika painfully struck the match
More and clearer was his voice heard.
Femi Osofsan cried through the same voice,
Chinua Achebe, screamed and fought for his country home,
Yet they made his voice dried and unimportant.
Chimamanda Adichie spoke of freedom of the hibiscus
Then John pepper shouted of all and was
recognised among the noble heroes.
Now, here comes another voice from John Chizoba vincent.
He speaks of those rekindled hope.
The voices we heard inside our mothers Kitchen
When she was preparing Ofe Nsala and Utara for us.
The voices always remained us of our responsibilities
In our humble home country.
The village voices speak of love, peace and unity.
It all started with rejection and reproached by the white
Who heard it but only the wise could understand
The saying of an old man when there is Kola in his mouth.
Nothing more is hidden under the sun when there is hope.
Your life is defined of your inner man
Who could not disappoint nor leave you
On the surface of the oceans to perish.
We all have different voices but only
heard when the creativity set in.