Mama Africa
As
their
dogs
barked
and
snapped,
human
traffickers
had
our
daughters
kidnapped.
Brother's
keepers
prepared
their
guns
and
knives,
and
had
their
brothers
back
stabbed.
Drained
into
the
veins
of
our
bloodlines
was
rape.
Two
of
your
best
gays
evangelized
AIDS,
now
it's
a
virus
we
can't
escape.
Life
drives
us
crazier
than
mad
men
in
hijacked
cars.
We
knew
not
why
you
sniffed
cocaine
or
hanged
like
Christ's
body
on
the
cross,
trying
to
heal
scars.
You
molested
my
daughters
and
killed
Mama
Africa.
No
matter
how
hard
she
cried
for
mercy,
you
couldn't
stop
raping
her.
Snatched
her
babies
from
her
back
and
commanded
her
to
bend.
Pointing
a
gun
at
her,
for
she
was
never
attracted
to
the
weak
messages
you
send.
Copyright © Nokturnal Poet Raymond Letsitsa | Year Posted 2014
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