I’ve been to a land
Where the culture is in abundance
Dripping
As vast as sweat
The day stretches
Hours as many
As Matatu’s (Local buses)
Lining the streets
Where the roads crumble
As often as people’s dreams
Yet they never stop dreaming.
A land
Where the lush beauty isn't just found
On the beaches of Malindi
Or in the private resorts of Mombasa
But on the faces of ordinary people
Woman, man and child alike.
A land where a unloved dictator
Sits on a thrown
Unjustly
Elected for a second term undemocratically
And talented young boys like Johnny
From the Masai market
Liter ever street corner
Patiently,
Waiting,
With a renewed hope
And a simple dream because of you.
So
Dear Mr. President OBAMA
I hope your not just bringing change to America
But to your beloved home in Africa as well.
Copyright © 2009 by Hayat Magan. All Rights Reserved
Sunday, June 21, 2009
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Poignant poem, Amina may he bring a change to Afrika
ReplyDeleteThanks sweetie. I hope he lives up to all that he represents for the millions who believed in his vision for a better tomorrow. He said “Change we can count on” Time will tell.
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