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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.

Copyright © Joseph Jeremiah Naye | Year Posted 2023

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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! Login to Reply

Karen Jones Date: 10/29/2023 7:05:00 PM Very powerful cry for freedom. Congratulations on being a featured poem! Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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.