Xenophobia
When a tribalism person laugh at a racism person , it is like twin brothers mocking on themselves.
When someone who is xenophobic laugh at a hater , it is like two best friends mocking at each other.
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Xenophobia,
A victim of xenophobic attack,
It is always hard to condemn your bad acts
Being xenophobic in one hand
And thinking that racism
Is the only bad act.
Being tribalism personality in one hand
And
Condemning haters at other hand.
Reality of this cruel World.
Xenophobia,
Fifteen years back ,
I was two months in the country on May 2008.
One evening from doing a piece job , I met five guys at railway street and asked me questions in their mother tongue.
It was hard
For me to respond
As I did not hear them.
One of them punched me,
I saw death as xenophobic attack
Violances were rising In different
Towns and locations.
I said in my heart," Oh! God ,
Escaping from tribal conflict
In Eastern DRCongo
And meet with his friend
Xenophobia in South Africa.
Do your miracle Lord"
Then I stood
My ground
To die publicly.
They took out knives
And attacked me promptly.
I tried to defend
And found bleeding.
I was stabbed many times,
Lost control and failed.
They left me knowing
That I have gone to rest.
Xenophobia,
Next day from ICU,
I found out
I was in North Dale hospital,
Found by police patrol
As I was laying while bleeding
Near the road for four hours,
And brought by the ambulance.
More wound bandages on my body.
The chest oparation went well.
An ICD tube was inserted
Because of haemorrhage.
I stayed 25 days in the hospital
Supported
By
Good hearted
Nurses and doctors.
From the hospital,
I thanked the Lord for his miracle in my life.
I understood the real
meaning of knowing
The local language
Of the county of refuge.
I started learning
The most popular local language
To avoid being victim of xenophobia again.
Xenophobia,
In Africa,
You will hear about the rise
Of tribal conflict here
And xenophobia there,
Regionalism here
And racism there.
Good investigators
Always found out
The instigators...
The masterminds
Who hate the development
Of Africans.
April 29/2023
Written for poetry contest sponsored
by Constance la France
Theme chosen: Xenophobia
Copyright © Alfonso II Warally Ngengethe Mussabwa Chris | Year Posted 2023
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