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Cry Uhuru Cry Freedom

Until the blood Flowing in my veins equals The blood flowing in theirs The cry for freedom Will persist and insist Uhuru is my cry for freedom Until the tongue I speak and my religion Is no different than the Colour of their eyes Uhuru is my cry for redemption The cry for freedom Will always prevail over Machetes and AK 47s Uhuru is my cry for freedom Until our villages and towns Are properly called In their mother tongue And not abused versions The cry for freedom Justice and equity will Reach high pitch Uhuru is my cry for freedom.

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Tom Pickering

Date: 11/5/2023 6:58:00 AM

Powerful condemnation of colonialism. I like that way that you reference Machetes and AK47's which are the weapons of modern post colonial strife to emphasize that the legacy of oppression lingers in the current internecine warfare in the area. Very neatly done!

Karen Jones

Date: 10/29/2023 7:05:00 PM

Very powerful cry for freedom. Congratulations on being a featured poem!

Katharine L. Sparrow

Date: 5/2/2023 6:55:00 PM

I'm so sorry! Maybe you would comment on my poem about Africa? I wonder what you'd think about it. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/ive_never_been_to_africa_1151549

Joseph Jeremiah Naye
Date: 5/22/2023 9:48:00 PM

Thank you for reading my piece, I am not an expert on Africa, nevertheless I have read it and commented on it. Do have a blessed day.

Katharine L. Sparrow

Date: 3/2/2023 8:10:00 PM

I feel the desperation in this emotional piece. When will we all love and respect one another as fellow human beings on the same road together? Your poem is a thoughtful one. Well done.

Joseph Jeremiah Naye
Date: 5/1/2023 11:52:00 PM

Thanks Katherine, I appreciate your comment, that is what we are going through in that part of Nigeria.