Africa

by A.V. Koshy

You were the first born, Africa

among the continents

God created you, as the best Woman Mother of the lot

Adam and Eve and the garden of paradise,

the tree of life and the tree of knowledge

of good and evil

and all the birds and animals

the dinosaurs and behemoth and the unicorn

and the dragon and the wild ox were all found first in you

gold and bdellium and onyx and cedar

and diamonds and precious ore

Your people, tall and ebon and beautiful

the fathers and mothers of the whole human race

Africa my Love, no one knows of your contours

how daily I wish for your white sand interiors

and golden green curves

and birds of brilliant plumage

and forests and rivers and miles and miles of deserts

your children spread to Asia and

South America

Australia New Zealand

North America and Europe

The future may belong to the children

but no one has breasts like you

And when you stand up, the whole world will tremble

At your stride

for yours is the future

You the first born daughter of Mother

Earth

for there is none like you

and your people

will use the countless riches of your body

wisely

and well

for the healing of the nations

Africa

I salute you

and look forward to that day

When the mighty shall tremble and lay their riches before you

for protection and help

and be found to be very small

O Africa

always misunderstood

but not by the ones who have been there

in you and seen your promise galore

You are old as the earth

and young as a baby

and in times to come

will astound the wise-men

who always called you a second class citizen

of the cosmos

but they do not know

the people of Africa

and the stars are both gods

and wait for the shaking to rise up and dance

and finally be given by the Same God who made them,

their just dues

and then they shall rule

and of their kingdom and dominion shall there be no end

for all their slavery and misrepresentation and mental suffering leads to eternity's and infinity's reign.