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Africans Are All of Us

Africans are all of us My dream for our nations - to forget what has been To focus on here - and where we're right now Our hearts will remember, our eyes have yet seen Come here in the present - kneel down with a bow; Not to each other - but each others pride Let’s lay down the roots of t’was evil inside Neither of us has no anger to hide Our God and our "Nkosi", be You still our Guide!? Unite segregation of hearts far apart Create what could be the real African art Not your’s - ever mine, would no soil here belong A Paradise broken will prey all along For a place in the ancestors' legacies left to those who left life and what seemed then like theft Will elimination foresee what was lost? Will legions of violence provide for the cost? "Modimo", Our Father, we give You our land Please, "Siyacela", lead us by your Hand Political parties have failed to unite Teach us to see them - in The Creator’s Light “O fidise dintwa” is not really true "Hemelse Here", we give up to You! Colours of rainbow should come from Above I'll contribute to the "Simunye" Love.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 8/10/2015 2:21:00 PM
I love how u ocassionally throw in the indigenous languages here and there :)
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Date: 7/23/2015 8:37:00 AM
I love the message and i love LOVE the title. Def a 7!
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