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The Asked Me if She Was Strong…
THEY ASKED ME IF SHE WAS STRONG? And I said yes!.I said yes! without hesitation. Because I had seen her pick her heavy heart up off the floor, even when it weighed a ton. Because I had watched her claw her way back from rock bottom, even when it was a steep and treacherous climb.…
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FIND ME..
FIND ME… Find me if you can she said..The game of my childhood We agreed switched off the lightsWith a smile on my faceGo hide yourself I said I know I could find her… It’s my kingdom anyways…Then boom the blackoutBut the darkness took awayEvery knowledge in me Confused and dump-founded I wasI can’t find…
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African Poetry ~ Telephone Conversation; By Wole Soyinka: The Africa Insight with David
Wole Soyinka(b.1934) “Telephone Conversation” The price seemed reasonable, Location Indifferent. The landlady swore she lived Off premises. Nothing remained But self-confession. “Madam,” I warned,”I hate a wasted journey–I am African.”Silence. Silenced transmission of Pressurized good-breeding. Voice, when it came,Lipstick coated, long gold-rolled Cigarette-holder pipped. Caught I was foully.”HOW DARK?” . . . I had not…
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African Poetry – Everybody Is Doing It… By Benjamin Zaphaniah; The Africa Insight with David
African PoetryTittle: Everybody Is Doing ItBy Benjamin Zephaniah In Hawaii they HulaThey Tango in ArgentinaThey Reggae in JamaicaAnd they Rumba down in Cuba,In Trinidad and TobagoThey do the CalypsoAnd in Spain the SpanishThey really do Flamenco. In the Punjab they BhangraHow they dance Kathak in IndiaOver in GuatemalaThey dance the sweet Marimba,Even foxes dance a…
The Africa Insight with DAVID 