She sounds like Africa From the beating of her beads along her braids To the rattle of hoops and bangles worn And intonation of words as they flutter as a dole of doves. But she was raised in Europe With the nuance of talk and distance she keeps; Sun rejected by her umbrella, sheContinue reading “The Eurafrican”
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A Cry for Mma Africa
I cry out to the mother of mankind, maker of thousands lands and languages. I cry out for air as Doctor slaps my bottom whilst holding me upside down. I cry out as the blood bulges in my noggin, and my eyes capture first sight of mama, of Mma Africa. I see the constructContinue reading “A Cry for Mma Africa”
