Give Me Africa My First Love

Africa is my home I have no other home For Africa I live for Give me Africa to live I will make her my soul. Asia is not my home For my blood is not theirs I have no root there Their roses are sick Africa is my first love. Give me not Europe I have none of their eyes My legs are not like theirs Their water will leave dirt in me Africa I pledge for night and day. America is not good for me Their weather is scary to me Their food can't quench my Hunger and thirst for home Peace of Africa I crave for. Australia is not good for my skin I may not dance and sing there Moonlight have no branch there There are faults in their skyful stars Return my Africa for us sons Antarctica is not my home I have no business with them Africa is my business to care Don't blame me for my want If I don't build her who will? Give me Africa treasure at heart Give me her borders to oversee Across the oceans would I tender Not even ants will go hurting again We will have enough to eat and laugh. ©John Chizoba Vincent