siphoning our raw materials still
while in abject poverty we wallow
taking away our gold, diamonds and platinum
while we adorn our bodies with fake jewellery
propagating their anglophone ideas
spreading their francophone thinking
somewhere lusophone ideas held supreme
african philosophies on the dung heap
the poisoned and stunted present crop
choosing to forget marcus mosiah garvey
choosing to forget kwame nkrumah
choosing to remove reggae from airwaves
that dream should now bear fruit
these chasms have to be bridged
the senseless bickering should now end
africa with mud and spittle get your sight
Friday 18 December 2009
Arise, Afrika arise! - Jabulani Mzinyathi
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I admire the realness of this poem. Truth with a heart desiring for change. I am not mad at that.
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ReplyDeleteJabulani delivers a powerful reminder as to who we are and where we are coming from and going to. The timing is apt because we need to understand that if we allow the erosion of our identity to continue, then the time will come when we will be unrecognizable to anybody, including ourselves.
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Keep up the good work!
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