Hail culture! I was told; in you there is stature, <br />Maturity and prosperity, you are the boundary <br />Between boys and men, between girls and women <br />The completion of nature, you are the future! <br /> <br />Prevail culture, like a lion in the jungle, be a soldier <br /> In the struggle, for the night has come. The fight <br />Has began, war against you! Be a warrior grow bolder <br />Shine in our race like the myriad stars, give us light! <br /> <br />Lo! But you have risen above your heights <br />Grown beyond your weights, looked far from your eyes. <br />My journey with you has no destiny! Farewell <br />You dwell with the fallen angel; go well I hope you escape hell. <br /> <br />But culture, I could have loved you better <br />But you stand in the way of Yahweh; I hate you bitter.<br /><br />Mishack Mchunu<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/culture-9/
