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I'd want to write

I’d want to write
A piece
About Zimbabwe
A country, gifted with nature,
Granted with land, fertile
In the darling continent of Africa.
How it’s economy so vibrant
Started
Wearing thin and out
All due to man, men, people
Few, yet in power
From within and outside
Black, white, dark and light.

I’d want to compose
A rhythm
For Sudan
The largest land in Africa
Where no vocabulary of peace is known
And knowledge of rights realized.
Where heartless gunmen
Callously open their arms
And see bullets dying
And innocent lives flying
All due to man, men, people
Few, yet in power
From within
So merciless, pitiless and ruthless.

I’d want to scribble
Some few lines
For Laurent Gbagbo
Of Cote d’Ivoire
Reminding him
Of the wisdom of Africa,
That elections’ aim isn’t killing
But winning;
Of the practical sense of democracy,
That accepting defeat isn’t failing
But progressing.

I’d want to pen
A song
To all incumbent leaders in Africa
About power, democracy and greed
How they ought to concede defeat,
To allow their eyes to see
And ears to listen to
The wisdom of Africa,
Lessons from experiences
That’ve seen many losing their lives
For they’re the same
Eyes and ears
That accompany the head
When it is chopped off.

Truly, I’d want to jot.

poem by Stain Katuli
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