Africa <br />The continent with shape as a handgun <br />Facing down the sea <br />As if her problem is with the sea <br /> <br />Africa <br />The continent with shape as a handgun <br />The fields of oil- <br />Libya and Nigeria <br />The barrel and the trigger <br />The land of gold and diamond- <br />South Africa <br />The outlet <br /> <br />Africa <br />Why you face down the sea I know not <br />You touch Asia- <br />The direction of terrorism <br />In Egypt <br />You touch Europe- <br />The direction of colonialism <br />In Morocco <br />But your direction of attack <br />Was down the sea.... <br /> <br />Africa <br />Could it be that your energy is channeled <br />in a wrong direction? <br />Or you are intimidated... <br />With colonialism and terrorism <br /> <br />(Novomber 2006 Porto Novo)<br /><br />Cephas Rotimi Oluwaseyitan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/africa-15/
