How long are you going to go on like this Amai
Africa? They stomped and pillaged your land only to take some of your children
to foreign lands to hold them hand for foot and use their labor for free, Amai
Africa! Not only after you lost some of your children without apology they came
and set up poles made of cloths that signified loyalty and dignity only to the
one that held these poles and the oceans in which they sprung from to where they
were from and yet showed you dishonesty after the bud of the pole dug deep into
your soul, Amai Africa! They shook your chief’s hands and confused your
children once more to gain all you have, they settled in your house Amai Africa
in which you tried to aid hospitality only to find out that your hospitality is
not all they wanted, Amai Africa! Once they set foot in your home they used all
you have to offer for your children and never once shared with your children,
Amai Africa! When your grown children became of age and understood the
injustice that happened to their mother (you Amai Africa) they rose up with
might and fought for what belonged to them and what was rightfully given to
them from birth by you Amai Africa, some fought long and hard and some fought
short and hard-with no judgment your children rose up Amai Africa! They rose up for freedom and liberation, I know that was your proudest moment as a mother but
that moment was short lived, as soon as the gun powder dried and most of the
strangers headed for the oceans back to where they belong your children became
repulsed so much so that they forgot what they had initially fought for , Amai!
I know your heart is heavy and it’s filled with sorrow, you raised us to walk
in integrity, love, equality and now the same children you nurtured for
generations have replaced what you instilled in them for the love and corruption
of money, the same culprit that invited unwanted guests to your home in the
first place, Amai Africa! You are burdened by the greed, burdened by the sorrow,
burdened by poverty caused by mans greed, burdened by the selfish ways that you stand against, Amai! Through it all
you have not forsook your children even though some of your greedy children have left
you with almost nothing to give some of your impoverished children, some have left you in
hurt, anguish and despair, Amai Africa! You are getting older by the year, some
of your children have left because they too like you have been hurt and or
angered by the greed of their brothers and sisters, the only way you can
restore your home Amai Africa is if you bring back your children from hiding,
bring back your children from diaspora, bring back the hopeless children and
teach them before it’s too late that Africa will be strong and united without
greed and corruption, Amai Africa, raise up a generation that is ready to take
care of you in your golden years, one
that is willing to face greed in the face and ban it for good, one that is
ready to fulfill your vision, a generation that will stand, protect, empower, unite and embrace your legacy Amai
Africa!
P.S. Loved but never forgotten
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