Xenophobia Poem by Siyabonga Poro

Xenophobia

They despise my identity
They make fun of my nationality
SO much for African Unity

I'm just an ordinary man…
Embarking on a journey towards being an extra ordinary man
Just like you I am an African
Why does it matter whether I am Zimbabwean or Nigerian

I am not here to steal your jobs
There is no need to create mobs
I am just a brother, a sister from another mother
We speak different tongues, but let's not hate each other

These are the same countries who opened their arms to our forefathers
They helped them escape the atrocities that hounded the rainbow nation
Need to say more? ... There is no need for further explanation

Before you put that tire around him think again
These are innocent Africans
Why put them through so much pain?
So much blood has been shed in this country
Enough is enough… Unite Africans, Unite! ! !