Yes Africa is still a continent,
With a flow of woes incontinent,
But that is only part of the story,
Disabuse yourself from the partial story,
Get on a mental flight,
Meet ignorance with a fight,
Take an African trip,
Redeem your ignorant slip,
Africa's not only the wars,
Neither is it only the sores,
Nor a starving child on tv shows,
It is also those who rise when the cock crows,
Looking at uncertainty in the face,
Summoning courage for every race,
Excellently doing countless little things,
Rewriting the song that circumstance sings,
Surviving against unfathomable odds,
With the defiance of mini gods,
To put food on the table,
After taking care of the stable,
Send a child to school,
Give them a survival tool,
Plow a stubborn land,
In a day which is all but bland,
Africa has corrupt and dishonest leaders,
But it also has countless strong honest feeders,
Who by the sweat of their brow feed a nation,
Sparing convulsions from a meager food ration,
Africa's not just about dictatorships,
It is also about numberless correct mentorships,
It is about heroism being an african truism,
Unsung heroes who live a taxing life with matchless realism,
Let the African make the story complete,
As non-Africans tell it incomplete,
Be careful when the hunter is your only story teller,
Be in the audience where the hunted is the teller,
Seek the right avenues,
Commercial and non commercial avenues,
The media - If you don't want what they sell,
You must sell what you tell,
Silence is not an option,
Except when drowning is an embraced co-option.
Brussels © April 2015 afesehngwaHilary
