Oh, My Beloved Africa

Oh, my Beloved Africa Why are you always so behind time Why is it that the world always has to be miles ahead For you to follow in the trail of dust they leave behind Oh, my Beloved Motherland Why is it that these sons and daughters of yours Are always so eager to get up and leave Why is it that you always only get to keep ...those whose thoughts are to beg and keep the obsolete ...of history from the worlds abroad ...which have nothing better than the makings of thee Oh, Africa my Beloved Even I sometimes get the urge to just get up and leave But so strong is my love for thee For it always anchors my spirit, here to be Perhaps if you and I were to form an alliance We would prove to the others That indeed, even in Paradise dreams can still be achieved We can prove to them that on the canvas of life Anyone can paint whatever his heart may like For it isn?t life that matters But the reality of what you make of the opportunities it offers Oh, Africa you truly are my deepest love For you, in my heart is nothing but pride But there is just one teeny-weeny bit of help I need Please speak to Mother Nature for me And ask her gently to lend me her scriptures of life So I may peruse through to see if I can find some answers I seek For I feel inclined to believe She has a lot more acumen to offer Than of the realities that graces the ordinary minds Of her intelligence, I wish to spread to the extents it may prevail So in speaking to her on my behalf Please ensure to make clear of my selfless intents So she may keep sealed from me the pages whose secrets she doesn?t wish revealed Oh, My Beloved Mama Africa You truly are such a Great Mama You have seen it all in time, ...and even beyond my time you will still continue to see it all as time strides Truly, in me your roots run deep For your were still here, when more than a thousand years back ...plans to have me alive were hatched Son after father after grandfather after great grandfather ...after an endless series of other greater grandfathers in time So why should I abandon thee when it?s finally time for me live Just to show you gratitude for having me ...this life I live I shall on behalf of all before me dedicate to the benefit of thee