Little Black Child
LITTLE BLACK CHILD
By:shanice Xaba
(Zulu lullaby) Thula thula thula mntwana
Thula sana, thula umama uzobuya ekuseni
Little black child
Oh innocent soul oh little black gold
I am sorry you had to face this but I
Guess your mother never expected
You to be like this, I'm sorry that your
Mother had to leave you in a dustbin
And as the weather starts to change
And when the pain starts to ache you
Remember the day you screamed and
The rain put you to sleep and you couldn't
Even breathe, I'm sorry that you had to go
Through those things.
LITTLE BLACK CHILD
I know you've never felt your mother's love
You've never felt your mother's touch
Probably because of her selfish heart
She chose to throw you rather than to mould
You.
She chose to ignore you rather then to love you
LITTLE BLACK CHILD
Oh little black child, dont worry I adore you
I admire the way you stood up strong and tall
I love the way you moulded up, the way you
Gloaded up..oh little black child will it be alright
If I admired the beauty I see in you and wait
I am not talking the beauty on the outside but
I am talking about the beauty that I see on your
Inside you know even though you are full of scars
Your beauty still outshines and I'm not lying
Little black child I wish I could make you mine
Just let me hold you close to me cause I just
Want a little black child and I dont care if you're
Covered in scars, Come on little black child let
Me make you mine let me do all the things that
Your mother failed to do oh look how I moulded
You with my poetry now can you see I just did
What your mother failed to do.
LITTLE BLACK CHILD
Please dont cry
Please just smile
Cause I wanna see you shine
Oh little black child look at you now
Copyright © Shanice Xaba | Year Posted 2021
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