We cried with you in your hardships,
Your hand on our shoulders we accomplished a lot together.
We come from the same village Mama Africa,
We are your sons and daughters as you’re our mother and mentor,
Why do you avoid us now?
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Mama Africa
You have become a girl in a woman’s body!
You have abandoned your old ways,
Plastics have replaced your leather clothing.
You laugh and walk in their tongues,
Where’s your sense of wisdom?
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Mama Africa,
You were supposed to bring us together under one roof,
Look at you now,
The west and the north are on their own paradise,
The east and the south are striving to redeem themselves.
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Mama Africa,
You were supposed to be the glue that binds us together,
But look at you now,
Everything you are is what they wanted you to be
Not who you were supposed to be;
“A mother to a hundred nations”.
Oh, Mama Africa! When did you get lost?
This poem was published in the 5th Issue of PoeticAfrica magazine.
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