REMEMBER THE WAY HOME

Like a wandering sparrow

You wander without thought for morrow;

And like a prodigal son,

You travel far from the African sun.

Far away from the African jungle

African culture with alien mingle

Though like a troubadour you travel far from home,

Never ever forget the way that leads home.

Remember the pride of the black skin

And back home, your yearning kin;

Forget not the African Womb

And trace your way back home.

Remember the way that leads to the Nile and Niger

And forget not the strength and vitality

That flow from Chad and Benue

And the pride of Kilimanjaro and Everest.

Remember the Marauding alien tiger

Roaming round the African roots

Devouring everything African

And planting in its place senseless habits of doom.

And at last when the traverse is done,

Remember the things back home left undone;

Forsake not the African soil,

And remember the way that will lead you home.

By Purity Onyam

4th August 2020.

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