THE WALL OF WORDS

AFRICA
ONE LOVE
TWO BLADES OF…
BIRTHING SHADES OF GREEN
BUSH LAND UNTAMED BY TIME
LESS WATER, SHORTAGE, EQUALS SAHARA
DESERT DUNES FORMING SYNCOPATED STRUCTURES
ARCHITECTS OF SERENITY THAT JOURNEY THE SOUL

AFRICA
ONE LOVE
TWO BLADES OF…
WHISPER WITH WINDS
WHIRLING WORDS OF WISDOM
SPIRIT AND POWER FROM THE SOURCE
THE DRUM, THE DJEMBE, THE BEAT
IN HEART RHYTHM AND BLUE SKIES
TRANSCENDING WITHIN A SPECTRUM OF COLOURS
RESONATING FULANI, TUAREG, ZULU, HAUSA, SWAHILI FREQUENCIES

AFRICA
ONE LOVE
TWO BLADES OF…
LUCID LIKE THE VOICES OF A BILLION PLUS
MINUS CORRUPT DICTATORS STEALING BILLIONS THROUGH GREED
STARVED OF LEADERSHIP YOUR VISION IS CRIPPLED
WHILST SCAVENGING VULTURES PREY ON YOUR PAIN
BINDING YOUR LIMBS IN ORDER TO SPEAK IN YOUR NAME

AFRICA
ONE LOVE
TWO BLADES OF…
BURNING TRUTH, THE OXYGEN OF MY HERITAGE
TRUST IN YOUR GREATNESS TO REMOVE THE THORN FROM YOUR PAW
FOR YOU ARE A LION AMONGST NATIONS
UNITE IN YOUR DIFFERENCE, YOUR DIVERSITY, YOUR MULTIPLICITY
ASSUME YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AND ASCEND YOUR THRONE
FOR POWER IS NEVER GIVEN IT MUST BE TAKEN

AFRICA
ONE LOVE
TWO BLADES OF…

by Beyonder
Artist in Residence for Africa 05
(Literature & Multimedia)

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This poem was created as a part of a ‘live art’ installation, inspired by the Wall of Words created by attendees to the Out of Africa Festival, Kingly Court, Carnaby Street, 23rd - 30th May 2005

Painting produced by Reggie Pedro, Artist in Residence for Africa05
Copyright © 2005 Reggie Pedro & Creative Fruits All rights reserved