Not because im black. <br />But because my heart warms <br />And tears run down my face <br />When i think about AFRICA. <br /> <br />I am an African, <br />Not because i live here, <br />But because the African <br />Sun lit my paths. <br />Because the air that i breath <br />Is from these majestic mountains. <br /> <br />That air nurtured me <br />Growing up. <br /> <br />I am an African, <br />Not because i can speak <br />Swahili, Shona, Zulu or Xhosa. <br />But because my heart is <br />Shaped like a question mark, <br />Just like AFRICA. <br /> <br />I am an African, <br />Not because i am black, <br />But because my umbilical cord <br />Is burried under the majestic <br />Mountains of AFRICA.<br /><br />Siyabonga A Nxumalo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-an-african-2/
