AFRICA: SHALL WE PRAY! By KEMKA S. IBEJI

KEMKA S. IBEJI 
Oh spirit of the good
Thee that humiliate the wise
Who in their minds' eyes are all else
Arise in our nation and reign
Possess our leaders that they may know

Oh wisdom so high and noble
Pressing down the mountains
Even of those who knowledge intoxicate
Take thee heed and come down here
Those who ran away return
They that sent you off desire you home

Our leaders poison their lordsdom
They pride otherwise in serfdom
Their sights're blurred than blindness
They discern nothing except nothing
Throwing away lordship for servitude
Trashing freedom and living slavish

Why die in a strange land ye sons of Africa?
Why do worship thou thy haters?
Why pray at the feet of these strange gods?
Whither comes thy salvation?
Never thither where your foes litter
Not hither where lay their friends
Not even in the sounds of their melody
Wilth thou see peace
Why not wake and work
Walk the paths that lead to your being
Being same with all in humanity

Oh spirit of love
Take your arms round the necks
The necks of our leaders
Soothe their hearts in teaching
Raise their minds to knowledge
Melt them with right passion
And wake their being in wisdom

Oh Africa!
The first and the foremost
You thought God and gods at first
You saw, heard, felt, smelled and tasted
That was before everyone else
Yes! The knowledge that builds mankind
Piercing through wonders
You lifted the world in your greatness
Pondering hearts across from wonders
Alighting our consciousness in permanence

Rise up thou sleeping giant
The world yonder finds you fallen
When will their scorn be your teacher
Telling you how much you've downed
Swimming the spittle of mockery

As I nod
I gain optimism
I have a song to sing for you
"I'm sure that one good day
You shall rise and n'er fall anymore".

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