How do I know that I'm African? <br /> <br />Is it the colour of skin? <br />Is it the language that I speak? <br />Or is it the believes of my ancestors? <br /> <br />I know this... <br /> <br />The first breath I took, <br />was of African air. <br />The first word I spoke, <br />Africa heard. <br />The first step I took, <br />was on African soil. <br />Every time my heart beats, <br />it beats for Africa. <br /> <br />I am African!<br /><br />Barbara Botha<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-african/
