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Zimbabwe and the African

I was born in the beautiful country called Zimbabwe, Now it is devastated by the tyrant Robert Mugabe. It was once a land full of milk and honey, No this poem is not going to turn out funny. But once this African came into power, The whole country turned sour. Don’t get me wrong not all Africans are bad, I turned out well, Well besides the underarm smell, what the hell. I remember when everything looked new, we were happy souls, Now we have ten trillion dollar bills and the roads are full of pot holes. Yes this is the country you need two wheel barrows full of money to but bread, There's no welfare so you got to beg borrow and steal or you dead. We had beautiful scenery, like Matopos (the balancing rocks) and Victoria Falls, But this African destroyed it all. We used to call the Falls the “Rain that thunders,” Now I think it should be called “The nation’s tears caused by one man’s blunders.” I now live in the UK where my father was born and where I will be But as the saying goes “You can take the monkey out of the tree, but not the tree out of the monkey.” I miss my country the lovely Zimbabwe And so sorry one African can mess it up, the African Robert Mugabe. *Africans' attitude Contest*

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 7/2/2010 5:44:00 PM
Fantastic Poem Sidney! This one deffinately deserved the 1st place win that it was given! Congrat's on your win!~Tirzah~
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Date: 7/1/2010 12:30:00 PM
Congratulations, an amazing write. regards rinki.
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Date: 7/1/2010 9:59:00 AM
Congratulations Sidney on your win in Adeleke Adeite's contest "Africans Attutude" Love, Carol
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Date: 6/30/2010 8:11:00 PM
Congratulations on your incredible win, Sidney! Kudos to you! Enjoy your well-deserved win! Peace, love, Audrey
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Date: 6/30/2010 3:09:00 PM
Congrats Sidney on your first place win in the African attitude contest .. a wonderful write and well deserved win .. for u to so enjoy.. with luv from the "Sweetheart" in Hawaii on vacation..luv
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Date: 6/30/2010 12:01:00 PM
This piece is just incredible! I love each lines and the passion with which you write, I was born in the beautiful country called Zimbabwe, Now it is devastated by the tyrant Robert Mugabe, I know what ills the Zimbabweans have passed through recently due to bad governance, Nigeria is having her own share too, we can only continue to pray and wish our dear motherland well. Accept my warm congrats. Thanks for supporting my contest. wishing you all the best with your writings. Adeleke
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Date: 6/27/2010 11:09:00 AM
Excellent write, Sidney. I love Geography and history-always have- so I know a little about, Robert Mugabe. He made a complete turn about, regretably-for the worse! So I surmise that the cliche is true- "Power does corrupt" and what a tragic shame on him. Not Zimbabwe nor it's people. Goes to show that "education" isn't everything.. A leader must be patriotic and have a "heart and soul". I wish you good luck in the contest, Sidney! Peace, Audrey
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Date: 6/27/2010 12:37:00 AM
its scary when a very beautiful country with such happy & spectacular colors of their own flag forget why they chose these hues, and why they are so high-spirited. amazing write, and so true, but every beautiful country finds its way back in time.right? & good luck to you Sidney, it deserves a high spot in the contest.(: ~Always&Forever Lynette
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Date: 6/26/2010 6:50:00 PM
This is a very enlightening, intelligent write, Sidney. "Two wheel barrows of money to buy bread"? I'm so sorry you have such mixed memories of Zimbabwe -- some so beautiful and others outrageously horrible. This is an amazing write for the contest and I wish you success. It seems your love for Zimbabwe will always be in your heart, no matter where you live. Love, Carolyn
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