Africa the Rise and
Fall
A land that they
robbed naked
An ancient and a dark
rich land that was sacred
A land that was black
as night
Where many men were
kings that ruled with might
A long time ago
Back when the bongo
Would talk to you
Many men and women
said I do
Without jumping over
the broom stick too
A black man
Was a African
And he was a king
Beside his queen
They lived in harmony
With much peace and
tranquility
The people where full of color
Many brothers
And sisters
The tribes had many vibes
To go inside
The heart and pride
Of these nations history books can not describe
This was before there were scribes
But they were bookkeepers
Architects, doctors,
Astrologist
And inventors
But one day at the age of error
Came the terror
The white man
He brought with him shackles and chains
To enslave and behave their brains
He also brought bibles
And riffles
What can you do with a spear?
When they have a gun over there
So there was war
Some nations joined forces to even the score
Some joined in the slave trade
To get paid
We where loaded on ships like the ship Jesus
When we where sold for few gold pieces
Selling out each other
That is part of reason why we will kill another
Even when its our brother
Of the same color
Runas C. Powers, III
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