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The ABC's of a White Man
Africa, our Land, our Continent, our Haven.
The place where Black people roamed free without a care, that was until we were Captured by the white man.
Doomed were we as soon as the soles of our ancestor’s feet touched the wooden planks of the boats we were forced onto.
We were the Enemies in your eyes and it was your calling to Fight us until we fell.
Listen, God is our strength and until he turns his back on us, our courage is invincible.
Dear White man, please have a Heart, your Insouciant behaviour to the Justice system Killing off my black people is nauseating!
Lord, please help us!
This is not what Mother Nature intended!
Let’s not be Naïve, this world belongs to the white man, our Opportunity to shine is and forever will be limited, we know that.
Police…. Fuck ‘em, I have zero words for most of you, your Quest to kill us all is coming to fruition.
You call us Racists, yet you were the ones that turned us into Slaves, we were Taken from our Unity and treated like Victims, why, because we are different from you??
White man, white man, white man
Why do you suffer from Xenophobia? Yet, you were the ones that brought us to your land.
I wish for peace, I wish for positivity and I wish the end of my people being treated like animals in the Zoo.
Look…
I am not a racist, neither am I an activist. I am just a black woman who had a dream and now enough is enough.
Bukola Adedeji
The place where Black people roamed free without a care, that was until we were Captured by the white man.
Doomed were we as soon as the soles of our ancestor’s feet touched the wooden planks of the boats we were forced onto.
We were the Enemies in your eyes and it was your calling to Fight us until we fell.
Listen, God is our strength and until he turns his back on us, our courage is invincible.
Dear White man, please have a Heart, your Insouciant behaviour to the Justice system Killing off my black people is nauseating!
Lord, please help us!
This is not what Mother Nature intended!
Let’s not be Naïve, this world belongs to the white man, our Opportunity to shine is and forever will be limited, we know that.
Police…. Fuck ‘em, I have zero words for most of you, your Quest to kill us all is coming to fruition.
You call us Racists, yet you were the ones that turned us into Slaves, we were Taken from our Unity and treated like Victims, why, because we are different from you??
White man, white man, white man
Why do you suffer from Xenophobia? Yet, you were the ones that brought us to your land.
I wish for peace, I wish for positivity and I wish the end of my people being treated like animals in the Zoo.
Look…
I am not a racist, neither am I an activist. I am just a black woman who had a dream and now enough is enough.
Bukola Adedeji
Published 6th Aug 2016
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6th Aug 2016 9:25pm
Another poem I can visualise read with the song 'Something inside so strong' as background music.
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7th Aug 2016 3:46pm
I like the sentiment. However I believe the way Africans are treated today is far worse than during the days of slavery. The slaves were viewed as live stock by the criminals who enslaved them, they were fed. Now the people of Africa are viewed as worthless and starve on mass. It's a folly to believe anything has changed for the better regarding international racism. I wish more people would share your sentiment.
In regards to the 'The ABC's of a White Man' Roots Reggae lyrics springs to mind.
In regards to the 'The ABC's of a White Man' Roots Reggae lyrics springs to mind.
