Africa

Africa, you are so strong and beautiful. No wonder the sun shines so bright for You

Media plays the wrong card

showing starvation, diseases instability

taking advantage of the human heart

they don't care about their reliability 

With my own eyes I have seen

more than 'they' will tell

cause from everywhere I've been

You invaliditate the prejudices so well

The kings chose You as their place

to sprint, to hunt to grow old 

with all their beauty, all their grace

the best news is the one that never gets told

The strength of helping those in need

is something You teach them

and You succeed

Against every obstacle You wanna fight

You have never been treated fair

My people stole your light

My people are proud of what we are

thinking we have it all

they don't see how strong you are, what you capable of

and that's why we will be the first to fall

If I could, I'd tell my leaders, stop and take a breath

you don't know how to live life simple and pure

And I will tell them about the moment we met

I'm embarrassed about the history

how we stole from you, disgraced you, enslaved you

We never had the right to

You touched my soul with your wise words

You overwhelmed me

In all honestly I can say

You are the most sincere and real to see

One day I will speak to my people and say

We have a very special visitor today

I will welcome you and I will bend

I am truly sorry for everything we did to you

Africa, will you be my friend?

Reviews

[SleeplessVolcano]

A very touching write about Africa....and yes, the media tends to portray Africa as "the end of the world" and it is a lot more than mere poverty....

And yes, a lot of wrongs have been done to Africa, but sometimes too many people live in the past, blaming previous colonial masters for today's probems......the problem of Africa is the same as the problem of Europe.....human nature....conquer that one, and prosperity will be seen.....

Great piece :)

[Najam Us Saher]

I haven't read such a poem till today. A hand that offers peace must not be rejected. You are a very kind soul who feels this way. This is a poem that can change the perspective of anyone, this is a masterpiece that can change a opinion. I am highly impressed by this poem. Thank you so much for writing this.

[Usaid Habib]

Great Piece. Heart touching. I am just loven it.