Tears of children rise
From empty stomachs
Wasting energies without
For innocent faces to get visitors of drowning tears,
And you sit on thrones fighting superiority?
II
Africa!
Many enterprises die
Killed by lack of energy foods
School children embrace darkness
And shun learning
Through no fault of begging books
And you, on high pedestals think of propaganda?
III
Africa oh Africa!
Corruption is a bulldozer
Breaking down the very foundations
Our ancestors toiled to build,
Making hot love to drivers who swore to save
And you sit claiming you have great history
When the pungent scent of your history
Murder noses in far away geographic arena?
IV
Do I need to talk diseases
When it is most horrible than faeces?
From AIDS, Malaria to ebola:
The slow to hot killers
What good can sitting resources do
When many mouths are open
Ready for its consumptive arrest?
V
Africa oh Africa!
You do have great cultures
Tainted by carelessness
Africa! Africa! Africa!
Wake from your slumber
And get an agenda!!!!
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Mum Cee 
22 replies on “AFRICA! YOUR HISTORY?”
Wow, superb weblog layout! How lengthy have you ever been running a blog for? you make blogging look easy. The total look of your web site is excellent, let alone the content material!
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You have shown us the many faces of your land, I pray for those who can speak for their voices to be heard,for those who can’t ,you are now their voice
Many blessings Cecilia, peace.
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Many blessings sweet Sheldon.
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A sad and poignant picture you paint. ❤
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Yes, sad. Thanks for the comment.
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You are welcome.
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Reblogged this on willowdot21 and commented:
A beautiful post by amoafowaa . and I add this video to enforce her last verse .
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Thanks Willow. Blessings.
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you wrote such a striking poem. xxx
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🙂
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Well said well portrayed Africa needs to be aware of her beauty!
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🙂 Gracias!
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“And you sit on thrones fighting superiority?”
Nailed it!!!
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A bow to you dear Lisa.
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And to you lovely. 🙂
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🙂
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Reblogged this on Underground Energy and commented:
“And you sit on thrones fighting superiority?”
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Thank you. 🙂
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This brings to mind the eternal puzzle: why should majority of the people in Africa or Asia be living in poverty and squalor always? Undoubtedly, the powers that be are responsible for such sorry state of affairs. God save the suffering ‘ordinary people’! Thanks for publicizing the sorry plight of the children of Africa!
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You nailed it. Thanks for your voice.
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Reblogged this on William Chasterson and commented:
Nice!
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Thank you very much. Blessings.
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