African Kids Recite Poetry
To the flow of a drum
They throw words like spears
To honour their culture with a side of a dance
They evoke the ancestors with voices that echo through the jungle
Animals have no choice but to bow down to the conquers of the jungle
They recite poetry to rejoice before the gods
They become poems that speaks to the dead
Their aura bring forth forest birds to lead the to the narrow light in the darkness
They sleep to the sound of a lion's roar
Fearless of the beast near their hut
Copyright © Ikoketseng Lawrence | Year Posted 2018
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