Thursday 20 December 2012

BEAUTIFUL MRS. AFRICA


Africa once used to be such a wonderful continent. But the white man came and alongside him the elements that contributed towards the loss of our once wonderful heritage. This poem explores some of the effects of Africa accepting to welcome foreign cultures. Enjoy.

BEAUTIFUL MRS. AFRICA
Oh! Mother Africa, mother of strong dark people
Oh! Africa, a land where life was once so simple
Hail, oh! Mrs. Africa the beautiful
The mother of cultures so colorful
Beautiful Mrs. Africa, behold her captivating eyes.

Africa, mother of beautiful strong buxomly women
Africa, mother of handsome strong muscular men
Africa, why did you divorce your heritage?
Africa, why should you live in bondage?

Africa, mother of beautiful strong buxomly women
Africa, your daughters once were the pride of men
Who taught your daughters to be as slim as snakes?
To be as slender as the eels of the great lakes
That the lightness of a cat is true beauty
Who taught your daughters to hawk chastity?

Africa, mother of handsome strong muscular men
Your sons once used to be the pride of heaven
Who taught your sons one wife is enough
And doing women’s chores is being tough?
Who taught your sons to speak through noses?
And to adorn themselves as garden roses

Mrs. Africa, why did you divorce your heritage
And chose to live in such a cruel bondage?


Africa, mother of strong dark buxomly women
Africa, mother of strong dark muscular men
Will your eel of daughters ever grow manhood?
Will your pigs of sons retain their warrior hood?


Courtesy of the Rising Sun

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