Africa Poems | Examples of Africa Poetry

At nine, lost a father Raised by a single mother Had to switch home Not as a prince in a throne Nelson's story lives on Stripped of who he was Forced to take an English name And carry the weight of that shame Made to wear a suit Told to change his voice But deep down he knew He never really had a choice The boy who...

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A spark ignites, a question form, A curious mind that breaks the norms. It seeks, it stirs, it will not sit still. A restless fire, a growing will, From page to thought, from thought to deed, It learns not just to know, but lead. Mistakes are steps,...

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No need for long talk Because the long talk Keeps you stuck That sucks It's energy draining. You can only unfold What you behold You're only powerful Over what you can control Be guided; Diligence is the master key to life. Welcome to the month Of Pride and Awareness June to be precise The sixth month of the...

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I hear the echo, sharp and clear, The auctioneer draws bidders near. “One... two...” — my heartbeat skips a beat, My dreams laid bare beneath their feet. The years I toiled, the nights I lost, Now measured out, now coldly tossed. My labor sold in shouting calls, Reduced to debt on auction walls. I left my job, I chased the sun, Believed in freedom,...

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A generation to ask why, Peaked and taught the world nothing but themselves, not even to be. Occupying nothing but digital spaces offered prior persons and parentage. From here where are we to go? The highest minds have none to say. If they did this, it wouldn't be. The hardest working have no say. If they did, a drugged South African, wouldn't speak...

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Regression Whispers ancient almond wild stood still stark in dark forest through which moved determination a quick tobacco roll cold beer AK the companion whispers in jungian depths puffed from psyche fumes of struggle, lymph floated across eyeballs camp was porridge, malaria, madness heart opened a tendril a shudder of brilliant focus how far was freedom ? and...

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I saw the rattle snakes, cobras and anacondas slithering in-between my toes but not of them bit but off of my flesh or bite me at all the field of Green was greener then I thought It would be more fresher and safe then I thought I would be. I saw fresh fruit dangling of trees off like...

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On an island kissed by sea and sky, Where winds blow soft and people sigh, Lived a girl named Masumbuko— Her name meant pain, and life moved slow. A house of many, food was thin, Love stayed quiet, locked within. Mama was tired, worn and gray, Baba stared as dreams slipped away. Masu, strong but still so small, Carried water, cleaned it all. School was...

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Practicing hard at his yoga, Cato convolved with his toga. The news he was caught In this Gordian Knot Spread to the land of Busoga. ...

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Courage was what fueled Nkrumah’s flame Loyal he stood through storm and shame Integrity carved in his every stride Memorable his name will not subside Beyond doubt Ghana’s finest head In spirit and in stories still widespread Never bowed to foreign hands Ghana as Africa lost a visionary leader. Generations rise on what he gave Hope reborn from the hearts of the brave Ashanti drums...

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Unlike the headlines in their tabloids This land was not a den of thieves Not orphans begging at their gates Nor lazy minds with rolled-up sleeves It’s home to those with skin like night But hearts that shine a like gold Its people brave and its stories bold Their wisdom deep and their spirit bright It holds a culture vast and admirable A place...

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Never again Run away from danger Oh you man of value Listen to the call of nature It holds a destiny for everyone It will show you the way out From a Trapped world Hold on to your pains Keep your light on Remember No one is coming to save you From a dying world...

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It wouldn't be the first time we said goodbye. It wouldn't be the last time You made me cry. All that I want is gone you left me here to die. All that I've longed for is gone you never said goodbye It should have been the last thing you ever did You slit my wrists and stole my kids. LET ME GO!...

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While on safari (Kiswahili for 'trip') in Tanzania over the horizon in a downward slip across the savannah the sun had begun to set thought I'd seen it all and yet out on the endless plains known to the Maasai as 'Serengeti' not laughing but and don't think me petty with leopard-like rosettes dotted some funny-looking hyenas there were spotted ...

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Children never fake it! True love comes from them I've never seen A child fake a smile Whenever they laugh It comes from their heart Portraying their beautiful soul Without pains or hidden intentions. Children never fake it!! With innocent They emerge earth Without sin Imitating whatever They see Watching whatever we do Doing more of what we do than what we teach. Children never fake...

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