to elders he respect <br />under realistic rules he perfects <br />orders strength with patience <br />conquers foes with confidence <br />so much expected of his mature <br />too much needed of his nature <br />conspicuous eyes an African Son glides! <br /> <br />runs and roars like a tiger <br />laughs and lutes like a bird <br />honest to his kindness <br />loyal to his stubbornness <br />so long he longs for wisdom <br />for long strives for success <br />conspicuous eyes an African son glides! <br /> <br />an ancient mind of inabilities <br />such anxious heart of possibilities <br />that he climbs with pride <br />then denotes his cultures <br />yet lives for his tradition <br />a standing ovation! <br /> <br />are you an African son? <br />he cries not to wounds <br />he dispense not to scars <br />spites the evil lights <br />hates the evil sparks <br />conspicuous eyes an African Son glides! <br /> <br />arts in his intelligence <br />a kingdom of no redundancy <br /> a divine world of innovation <br />enhanced in terms of denotation <br />thus music to his soul he enjoys <br />mixed lyrics to mind he bind <br />a true definition! <br /> <br />he extremes to extinction <br />leads with an elephant memory <br />controls with dirty hands of good <br />a bird flying low <br />but high enough not to be recognized <br />he lives in Africa and calls Africa home, <br />yes! min mind and spirit <br />a standing ovation! <br /> <br />becomes a prince to his father <br />that son is is what his mother refers <br />an example to his siblings <br />a secret admire of no faulse to the fantasy world <br />he lives Africa and so speaks <br />he dreams an African dream and true it becomes <br />he is the son to the land because <br />conspicuous eyes an African son glides<br /><br />Anele ''The African Son'' kaPotelwa<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-african-son-glides/
