Upon your vegetation i was birthed
Wailing an incomprehensible pledge, a salute to your awe
A thousand sonnets won't resolve my love for you
Your every imperfection, my every joy
African Olympus, home to the brave and the corrupt
We sing in our tongues your praises
We hold in our hearts your loyalty
Feeding on the soil trodden by my ancestors
Roots go deeper than the blind mole
Basking in the freedom of a dark era
Fought and won
But lost our families
Forever seperated by the stretch of the deep blue sea
An orphaned people
Devoid of a past
Unsure of a future
Rekindle this fire in me
Quenched by the waters of the western world
To light the path for a sequestered generation
Learn their eyes the beauty of their soil
For it knows the footsteps of our ancestors
