Away From Home

On the day they went dancing They all wore red Women wore high heeled shoes Men strong and handsome tagging along They all danced to zilizopendwa The music that reminded them of mother land Africa being such a far away home Dancing and music was the tradition that brought the young men and the beautiful women together This was the umbilical cord connecting them to the life they left behind So many memories came to life with the music Like their classmates, neighbours and friends Like their mums, uncles, dads and aunties Who sang these songs to them Like the wars they grew up watching and feeling Like the famine and drought that some of them had to endure Like the diseases that wiped communities and agriculture Like the love and lovers some of them left behind They danced the night away, making the most of it