World Unity beats the drum for Africa

When Africa is free, the world will unite. Cry freedom is the cry of the world for freedom. It is time for healing, for peace and reconciliation in every nation. The future awaits your welcome. The truth sets us free from fear.

THE RICH PROMISE IS AFRICA

Africa is a house divided,
They eat from the same plate,
For in friends they see countries,
United by the colour of their skin,
But to divide and conquer,
Differences is all they see,
And divided they be.

In exile there is no tribal village,
There is no African song,
The drum has a different beat,
Unity of one voice,
Leaves one singing alone,
For the dry heat becomes a desert storm.

The provider is a survivor,
No longer sharing ones food,
But living in poverty for one is no longer self sufficient,
One stays below,
For smoke and mirrors is the deception behind the faces,
One can never trust,
When one’s hope has turned to rust.

A childhood absent of loving care,
Where violence and rejection
Is seen as fair,
Where a child is moved on,
The child is displaced,
The child’s face is stained,
With the tears of winter,
A water fall,
Meandering lost into the dry savannah,
For the earth is hard,
And life has become a drought.

The seeds of distrust,
Create a rust,
For what is shiny and bright,
Becomes dull and dark,
For the heart is afraid of innocence,
The mind surveys the valleys of insecurity,
Seeking a higher ground,
For one is feeling bad,
One is feeling guilty,
One feels unworthy,
Yet one is equal to the greatest soul,
For souls are old,
They have lived many times,
But have simply forgotten who they are.

For this life is about healing,
For we must nurture the earth,
For truth and reconciliation is not a commission,
It is to reveal what is so without magic,
It is to stand your ground with courage,
It is to tell the truth always to your beloved,
For if you cannot be honest to love,
Then you do not love enough to be honest.

For the truth will set you free,
Nonviolence is the key,
To heal the past and forgive mistakes,
Releases your prisoner,
But first one must start to look to see,
At where ones deceptions be,
To not defend the fort,
But let down the guard,
Show what is hidden,
For within lies self respect is waiting in the grave,
For respect is still waiting,
To truly respect another is to value their wish,
As your own,
To feel what they feel,
For it is to allow them to speak freely,
To genuinely listen without awaiting a break,
To sit quietly and not fill the night with ones words alone,
For one is not alone,
To share is to care,
To seek an audience is need,
For one is feeding on attention,
For one does not know the other story,
And one will never learn if one does not ask.

Cry freedom,
There are no limits to the sky,
For the horizon is expanding,
When one looks up from the books,
For one can fly to another world,
One can reunite a country through words,
But one has to walk one’s truth and carry the torch for others to follow for they are in shadow,
To live in love not fear is the greatest trial,
To lose control and allow another to be,
Allows us to rest,
For peace is in allowance,
Peace is in truth,
Peace in love,
Peace walks through the shadow in the valley of death and fears not,
For all that visit are friends,
There is no enemy but the shadows in our hearts,
It is the shadow that keeps us apart,
So join hands,
Understand,
Let love into your heart in every way,
Share your joy,
Act before you think,
For the world is waiting on your welcome,
For Africa is rich with promise.