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A NON STOP POLITICAL GOSSIP

This song has taken so long without official publication. It has been on websites for a while lacking edit and professional advice. However, I believe though simple in language and appearance,  it carries a serious message to Africa and beyond.

I can equate Africa to a big diamond not dug from  the ground. Majority of African leaders had failed Africa. Freedom Fighters were different from today's democratic leaders. These  digital leaders they seem to be with a different mind all together. The way they see things, perceive things even making decisions is quite different.

In this song I have covered different diagonals of life in Africa. Though mostly I have been crying against our leaders... Crying in the wilderness; crying in the jungle without  support but I know with certainty, one day, one great man will hear my cry and it will pay. Because he will stand on a mountain top - Kilimanjaro and say, no more corrupt Africa!

He will gather all AK 47 and say, no more killings!

I am waiting for this man who is wider than the Kalahari, longer than Nile, higher than Kilimanjaro and aged than Zinjanthropus! This great man has wisdom. His mouth gives few words but which has energy to detonate poverty, sickness, corruption, embezzlements, poor leadership...

* * * * *

Why Africa is not developing?

"Leaders!"

Why there is no food in Africa?

"Leaders!"

Leaders, leaders, leaders in every area. 
For how long shall this persists?

Until we go to learn from China, 
May be!

Abraham Blessings, 
Dar es Salaam


DISGRACEFUL 
LEADERS OF 
AFRICA:

A Nonstop Political Gossip ®


I HAVE BEEN BORN...

In the wilderness
Of Africa,
A son of a farmer,
A poor African man!

Do you
Know why he is poor?

I have the answer brothers:
It is because of leaders
Of darkness:
Thieves,
Greedy,
Selfish and corrupt men
Of the third world!

Look here,
His coffee trees
Are no more
Because of lack of pesticides;
Fertilizers and good prices
In the market!

His cows
Are bone and skinny!
He cannot afford
A Veterinary doctor
Or drugs
To treat his cows,
Goats and sheep;
I look at him and
I feel sorry for him...

But what can I do for him?

I know
He has spent his last cent
Taking me to school;
He paid school fees for me;
I have never been sent
Home from school
As a result
Of lack of school fees;
My daddy is a hero!

I am 45 by now
I am a daddy too...

A father of one;
Don’t ask me why?

I can’t afford two or three!

What can I feed them?
How can I dress them?
How can I give
Them education?

What a life?

I am here
Standing in front of  my boss,
His tummy
Has been protruded towards me;
I hate his lousy body
Which lack exercises!

He looks at me
As if I have made her
School daughter pregnant!

His eyes
Are about to get
Out of its sockets!

Why?

He hates me so much!

Guess what?

My three months old-MBA!

Yes, only that!

This is Africa bwana,
Take care!

There’s muti bwana
The African charm!

Some African leaders
Are bogus
With hearts of hyenas!

Look at a hyena and see
How disgraceful it is?
How self centered it is?
And how  malicious it is?
This is the symbol
African leaders
Who are corrupt,
Thieves, self centered
And what we can mention...

To these sick leaders:

Beautiful are
Their daughters!
Handsome are
Their boys!
Sweet are
The votes of the poor!

Do you see how ugly
These leaders are?

Because they only love
My daddy’s vote
But they don’t think
Of his village;
His boys or
His daughters!

Lack of clean
And safe water;
Lack of good schools;
Lack of dispensaries;
Lack of electricity:
At least solar power;
And what and what!

What a leader?

I DON'T SEE A HERO...

I see a different character,
An enemy of Africa:
A failure!

These sick people
In power
They love limousine,
Toyota VX - V8
Special Specifications
Or Toyota Lexus!

Their tummies are full
Of corrupt cuisine!

As their homes are
Made up
Of poor men’s sweat!

Their children’s
Schools fees are
From NGOs which
Has been registered
For the sake of
Taking care
Of HIV/AIDS persons-
Orphans:

Widows
And widowers!

I am writing this
Not for the sake of my
Greatness
But for the sake
Of the poor
Common people
Of the third world
Who are robbed
Their rights and wealth 
By those who owns AK 47
Or those who calls
Themselves politicians
Or Ministers
Or Permanent Secretaries
Or Directors!

While indeed:

They are
Bogus politicians
And fake civil servants
Who are greedy
And professional thieves!

I am telling you the truth;
Ask yourselves,
How much
Have you stolen
From your employers
By entering fake contracts
Or buying undelivered goods
Or services?

You see:

They are buying goods
Of low quality
For the sake of stealing
The difference!

Buying fake drugs
While knowing that
Those fake drugs
Are dangerous
To the health of
Their fellow human beings!

Buying outdated radar
Or expired presidential
Private plane
Without minding
The safety of the President!

Are these crows
Not dangerous?

And I am asking you:

How much have you
Received as
Bribes in one
Way or another,
How much?

Men don’t proud
Yourself
For what you posses
Like good cars
Which you bought
From corrupted money
Or good houses
Located at high class
Citizenry!

Don’t boast yourself
Wait for the gallows!

Boast yourself
By being faithful
And loyal
To your employer
And your fellow
Country men!

Yes, I love first class
Citizen:
Like Tata Madiba or
Julius Nyerere!

Thieves and wrong doers
Are not only behind bars
But some of them
Are in offices
Enjoying states taxes;
Even you call them
“Your Excellences!”

As they own limousines
On Government
Expenses!

I hate these people
Like hell!

AK 47 is not for thugs
And street robbers or war
But states men
Who have been voted
By their fellow
Country men:
Who turns “Rambo!’’
If not “rattle snakes!’’
“Thieves, greedy and
Smugglers of gold,
Timber and coffee!”
From their own countries!

While their kids
Are sent in Europe,
America and Canada
To get what they call
“Civilization!”
And education;
They forgot that:
They are destroying
Their kids by
The Western culture!

Others are being sent
To South Africa
To learn Afrikaans;
They have to thank
Tata Madiba
Otherwise
They could have been
Destroyed by
The syndrome
Of apartheid!

And I don’t know
Whether the killings
Of foreigners will leave
Their kids safe!
God knows!

On the other hand,
I got crazy
How South Africans can
Take guns or knives and kill
Innocent foreigners
Especially Tanzanians,
Jesus Christ of all-
Tanzanians?

We sheltered these friends
Of ours here,
And others were sheltered
There and there:
During the struggle
To uproot
‘Apartheid regime’:
Remember Mazimbu?
Make a recall!
Remember Dakawa?
Make a recall!
That is Morogoro brothers!

Indeed, we were brothers
And with no doubt
We are still brothers!

I remember
Even  Madam 
Thandi-my friend
At IDM-Mzumbe:
I taught her 
QM very well,
Indeed, 
She was my friend!

But what is going on brothers?

Of all - Tanzanians?
My blood runs cold brothers!

Umkhonto!
Umkhonto we siizwe!

Whats up brothers?

Anyway, let’s forget
About that blowing wind
Of Satan – the enemy!

Who said our schools
At home are not good?

Haven’t you ever heard
About St. Mary’s
Fleet of schools?

What makes
The difference between
International schools in Tanzania
And those in Europe or America?

What makes
The difference between
Tanzanian investors
In the sector of education
At home
And those in
The western world?

With excessive money
In the pocket brother,
Which one
Has robbed others;
There is no discipline
In spending!

That’s why people
Are getting confused
And finds out where to spend?

They end up with satanic
Ways of using money
Like sending their kids
Refugees in other peoples’
Countries on the base
Of having better education!

What I am saying is that:

You are spoiling your kids;
You are spoiling
Tomorrow’s generation!

How will they come back
Full of foreign package of culture,
Attitudes and language:
How could they fit here?
God knows!

A kid of five
Is separated from his family
As he is taken a refugee
In white peoples’ country
For a number of years
Claiming that the kid
Is getting better education!

My friend,
That is not education at all
But schizophrenia!

The level
Of education has
Dropped in our country;
And has dropped
Dramatically!

Those who are not
Schooling
Their kids here;
Are responsible for
The death of the level
Of education
In this country!

And of course they
Are Ministers
And all
Big shots who suffers
Myopia!

Sometimes 
Even Presidents!

Africa is segere matata:
Simba!

Yes,
How could
They strengthen
The curriculum
While their kids
Are schooling in Europe?

My dear Tanzanians,
You have been left alone!

Who will save you
From this pachanga?

Time will save
Itself!

How?

Time is a good
Teacher!

Yes!

'Silence' is louder
Than 'words!'

You see,
Silent river;
Has taken lives
Of many
Than noise river!

Learn to have few words
And more actions!

Leaders of Africa,
Majority of them
Suffers development
Myopia!

They love to be 'worshiped!'
Honored
And considered as Kings!


THESE DISGRACEFUL LEADERS
OF AFRICA...

Are not friendly
To the poor men;
Poor men who
Spent their whole day
Standing in long queue
Under the sun
Ready to vote;
Voting for whom?

“African leaders!”

African leaders who
Are not paying
Magnificent respect
To their voters!

Once elected,
They become boss
Of the bosses,
Proud, greedy
And shot tempered!

As they build a new relationship
With snipers and AK 47!

To me,
These types of leaders;
Are the same like aliens
From outer of
space!

Aliens are aliens;
They know nothing
About Africa;
And its economical downfall
Or sicknesses!


How can aliens; 
Be aware of recession
As recession is God’s
Curse?

They know nothing
About malnutrition
Or HIV/AIDS our fellow
Country men
Are facing!

They know nothing
About orphans
Or poor education
To our children!

These hypocrites
Are just standing
There tall
And boasting about
Their success;
And their children’s children
Wealth stored
In western banks
Like Swiss Bank!

I am here lying sick
And out of medicament;
I am lying here with
Empty stomach;
Forget about malaria
I am facing
Or cholera
Which my fellow village mates
Are suffering from!

Look, kids are in streets
Suffering from kwashiorkor
And heavy malnutrition
As their leaders are cruising
In Limousines and Toyota VX!


They are sitting
In parliaments for
3 months consecutively
Enjoying
Fat sitting allowances
Forget all about
Fuel allowances
And constituency
Allowances!

These are big people
And the most terrifying creatures
According to their patriotism?

Patriotism?

While they call
Themselves:
“Elephants?”

To me:

May be 
“Elephants of corruption,”
Sick mind
And lazy politicians:
Who don’t care about
The basic problems
Of their people!

I am here looking ahead
For God’s sake
To save me out
Of this deadly economy!

The tide of loosing
Hope is so high!

But I will never ever allow
Hope to go away
Because strengths
Are in the palms
Of my hands
And my pen!

The tongue
Of my pen is so long;
It can be heard far far away!

Tata Madiba
Of African National Congress:
The conqueror
Of apartheid and the lion
Of Robben Island can hear it!

Look at the power of my pen,
Its strengths exceed that of AK 47!

My pen is black like my skin;
But it doesn’t speak
Chagga or Gweno!
It speaks English
The same like that
Tony Blair’s son speaks!

Thank you Julius Nyerere,
If it was not you,
I might have been ending up
At Masumbeni if not
Makomu selling
Maparachichi (avocados)!

But as you insisted on a free
Education system in the country,
Then I managed
To get good education!

I know they are
Richmonding
The country,
Yes I know!

Not only that,
I know they are
EPAring
The country,
Yes I know!

Of course,
These thieves:
They got free education
Those days
Of Mwalimu-Nyerere
And before,
Because their elders
Were trusts worthy
To the system:
But how about
Themselves?

Thieves, corrupt men
And big liars!

But one day
These “jiggers”
Will see the power
Of the “voice of the people!”
And not only people
But “common people!”

They will see
Magnificently
What is the meaning
Of “being behind bars
Without trial!”

They will see
Why the sun is rising
From East and not from West!

Look at me at 45,
I look like
A 55 year old man!
It is not because I am
A drunkard man,
Or my fault, no!

It’s because
For my 18 years
Which I have been
Serving my country:
As a loyal civil servant
Has never been
Good to me!

Ask me why?

My answer is:
“Poor salary!”

A poor salary
Yet you don’t quit?

Yes I don’t quit,
As there is no alternative!

No alternative?
You are blind mentally!

And if you are blind mentally,
It will be difficult for you
To see 'right opportunities'
In life!

Let me help you:
Land is opportunity!
Pety trades is opportunity!
Poultry is an opportunity!
And so forth...

Open your inner eyes,
They see a far!

Keep on crying!

My salary has never
Been a good stuff to me;
A pay of a goat’s tail;
Has been a sword to me
And my family!

Thanks to 
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
My President:
A bit in the Financial Year
2010/2011
Has increased our 
Salaries at a very
Reasonable rate:
GOD will bless you
Mr. President!
Big up!

If your employed
From lower to middle positions,
Prepare to be poor
If your mind sees opportunities
At a distance
Or not at all!

Thank you!

Let me keep on crying
For nothing!

Just gossiping here...

African countries
Are made up for politicians
And politicians only!

Ask me why?

Because fat salaries
Are for them!
Sweet and soft loans
Are for them
And their families
Even friends!
Agricultural land
Is occupied by them,
Their families
And friends!
Mining sites;
Hunting blocks;
Even big hotels;
Logistics and
Even fuel stations
Are belonging to them!

Employments
Are for their sons,
Daughters
And even
Their concubines!

What a sh-t?

Yes, indeed,
These are the holy
Country men-
Who stands up
As representatives
In the most
Respective tool
Such as parliament!

To me,
Leaders of this type
Are “ordinary people”
With ordinary minds!

Ordinary people,
Think ordinarily!
Ordinary people asks
For ordinary things
Such as ‘salute’!

Posh houses,
VX or attending
Clinic for eye check up
In Paris!
Using “tax payers’ money!”

Sleeping at home with their
Wives inllstead of being
In jail?

Why not,
If not?

You see:
There are no
Books in schools;
No medicines in hospitals
And there are no
Desks in schools!

Just imagine,
A grown up person,
With white hair;
PhD holder
Well respected
In society;
A member of Parliament
And worse enough:
Electected by
Common people;
Is standing there - proudly…
Saying:
‘You’re honorable Speaker
We need to be ‘saluted’
Like CDF or IGP!

…because
We are great men in
This country!’

"Great, oh!"

Great men or thugs?

We know
Your children
Are sitting on the floor;
No desks at schools;
No medicines
In dispensaries;
Bad roads in rural areas;
No enough food;
HIV/AIDS is a calamity;
Forget all
About malaria
And cholera:
You are asking for ‘salute!’

As if it is a very important item
That will change your
Bank account
By adding
More money?

A mere ‘salute!’

Idiot!

Joking?

I am not joking men:
I mean it!

God bless you men!

Because the way
You are cruising
In VXs and GXs
Then you think
Its cool everywhere:
I want to let you
Know that,
It’s not cool,
Your fellow countrymen
Are perishing out there,
No clean water
And tomorrow is
Uncertain!

You think
Heaven is a free gift
For you!

And you think,
You will enter there
As if you are entering
Billicanas night club!

Yes, just like that!

Ordinary leaders,
Have ordinary minds
And they act ordinarily!

Ordinary leaders,
Thinks so deeply
About their tummies
As well as
Their concubines!

Indeed,
They are fanatic
And ridiculous!

I am standing
Here firm and strong
Opposing
All the wrong dowers
Who drink the blood
Of their countrymen
Who are totally
Innocent!

I am standing
Here diligently
Opposing all African
Leaders (presidents)
Who turns their
Fellow countrymen
Their slaves;
And tax payer machinery
For the sake of
Their stomach
And their concubines called
Fake “Politicians!”

I am here
Standing tall
And firm raising
My voice to all
African leaders
Who are getting
Into power via:


"THEFT OF DEMOCRACY"...

That means disrespecting
“The power of vote”
Of common people!

Dear leaders,
AK 47 is not a solution;
Rather is a mark of curse!

You will never resolve
Political disputes
By the use of AK 47!

Never!

The only thing you are
Doing is to suppress
Democracy!

That’s all!

So you think
Suppressing democracy
Is a big deal, huh?

Suppressing democracy
By the use
Of AK 47:
Is to rise up the awareness
Of the common people
And International community
At large!

Look at Mugabe,
Even a two years old boy
In Filipinos 
He knows Mugabe
By name and character!

Is that what you want
Mr President?

Democracy
Is not destroyed
By the use of bullets;
But by giving
The common
Men what they want!

What is demanded
By them as “majority”
It is “God’s will”
And “God’s will” is lawful!

Remember,
Majority’s voice
Is God’s voice!
Majority’s vote
Is God’s vote!

Robbing
The majority’s vote
Is to rob God’s vote!
Robbing God’s vote
Is a curse to a nation!

It is always
A principle curse
From the existing
Generation
To the fourth
Generation!

To any one;
Being a leader,
An individual,
Or a group
Of people
Who are
Killing others
For the sake
Of grabbing
Power:
I warn you that;
That is
A generation curse!

A good number
Of Leaders have blood
Of innocent
People on the palm’s
Of their hands!
Remember,
The people
You killed
Will never
Have mercy on you
Till the end
Of time!
These leaders
Slaughtering
Innocent people
Like cows
And goats as
They took their lawful
Properties by force
Torturing
And killing them
And
Their bodies
Are thrown
In crocodiles’ den!
For sure they will pay;
They will pay
To the last drop of blood!
I assure you;
Nothing remained
Even for testimony!
No skull, no bone!

This is Africa bwana!

Blood of innocent people
Is on killer’s palms:
No reconciliation;
No peace,
No future!

Africans we have
Decided to be
god ourselves!

We have decided
To abandon
The true GOD:
Calamity is on
Our shoulders!

Kony of LRA thinks
He is above GOD;
He slaughters people
Like goats!
The Lords
Of Northern Sudan
Thinks they
Are above
The true GOD
And they
Are destroying
The black Sudanese
Of Southern
Sudan - Darfur…

My true GOD
Is watching
You and your
Days are
Numbered!

However,
My Jesus is watching
You too because:
The bitter days
Are coming
For all those who
Lives today as if
Tomorrow will
Not exist!

They may deny this
And ask for testimony:
Good!

Liberia tells much
More than what
I confess...
Burundi and Rwanda
Forget all about DRC
If not Sudan, Somalia
And Kenya
Now in the row!

Africa is sick!
Sick of democracy
And “mortal love!”
Look at Zimbabwe,
Is Mugabe their god?
Is Mugabe everything
To Zimbabweans?
Is it true that
Without Mugabe:
Zimbabwe
Will be no more?

Lack of
“Agape love!”

Some other calamities
We are inviting
Them ourselves:
Such like that of
Zimbabwe!

A poor country
Like Zimbabwe
They are doing
Re-election,
Re-election for
What mother…
Africa?

That is sin!
Mortal sin…!
Re-electing while
Children are dying
Of hunger
And malnutrition!
What a sin comrades?

People are
Dying in hospitals
Where there are
No drugs,
No food in the country
But Mugabe
And his puppets
Are placing orders
For AK 47
From China,
What a crime?

I said before,
Africa is Africa,
Leave it alone
And its lousy nerves!

Because
Besides there
Lies lunatics!
Who call themselves
Leaders:
While they are not!

Africa,
The richest continent
In the world,
Yet,
It's occupants 
Are the poorest continent
On earth!

If you will try to raise
Up your eye brows
And tell them
The truth about
How wrong they are
Or they have to stop robbing
The country or continent:
They will start to think
About how to
Finish you!

And if not enough;
They will continue to
Think on
How to finish your family
And even the entire clan
Which you belong!

I am telling you;
Are you surprised?

Don’t look at me,
As if I have taken
A piece of meat from
Your plate!

Look at
The problems of Africa
And their African leaders
If not fake investors
Who rob all
The wealth of this
Undeveloped continent?
Just as Dr. Walter
Rodney predicted
By saying:
'HOW EUROPE
UNDERDEVELOPED
AFRICA!'

But my eyes sees:
'HOW AFRICA DEVELOPED
EUROPE.'

Yes,
Look at that my friend
And recalculate
The fortune of Africa
That is blown away
By the wind called:
“Investors from
The Western World!”

Don’t call them puppets
But ‘benefactors!’

These are the good guys
They know how to bribe
The big shots!
Always they
Are teaching them
About “tax holidays”
And how they will enjoy
“Grace periods" of 5 years
Without paying tax!

Yes,
In a poor country!

However,
After 5 years
They are just selling
Those businesses
To their
Counter parts;
Again,
Enjoying another 5 years
Without paying tax!

Do you think
They are stupid
Thos7e big shots?

No!

Their kids are being
Schooling in the western
World on the expenses
Arising from “tax holidays”!

Beware!

Be realistic men;
We are here juju people:
Suppressing the success of others
If not killing them completely,
Is it a lie?

Don’t point
At my nose, huh?

Your problems
You black people
Is that:
You don’t want to be
Criticized!

O.k. you are not black people;
You are Africans, good!

However,
Don’t challenge me,
Challenge HIV/AIDS;
Tuberculosis, cholera,
Malnutrition and
Kwarshakor!

You see brother,
A good number
Of innocent people
Are in prisons:
Some of them
Are serving
Life sentences
For crimes
Which they
Didn’t commit!

You see:
These are
Satanic leaders
Or
Cannibals who have sent
Those innocent
People in jails!
For the sake
Of pleasing
Their concubines!
Simply because
They are proud;
Don’t challenge them!

The kind of democracy
We have in Africa
Is ‘artificial’!
Is ‘one man’s’ democracy!

Being in power in Africa
Is prestige!

Really,
African leaders will never ever
Wash the legs of their voters;
But voters will wash the legs
Of the leaders they voted!

Western world
Have democracy,
They are there for their
People in need;
They listen
And comprehend
To the demand
Of their people:
A balanced democracy
Is to listen to the people
And work for the people
According to the people!

Some of African leaders
Are denying democracy;
What I am telling
Them is that:
Aliens will come
And rule Africa
From outer space
One day!

In galaxy 10
There is no
Diamond, gold,
Spinal, ruby
Or crude oil!

They will come and
Collect it from here
For their Kings, Queens
And their economy!

What they will
Leave for Africa
Is destabilized
Environment;
Man made craters
And deserts!

Which we will
Never recover
Even for 900
Years ahead!
Africa cried for freedom;
We got it and at the same
Time failed to rule
Ourselves!

What was left in Africa
By White Men
All has been lost
In the wilderness
Of corruption,
Mismanagement
And poor leadership!

And don’t forget about theft!

No more
Railways infrastructures;
And if they are there,
They are destabilized and
Outdated!

No more tarmac roads;
No more industries ranging
From textiles, ranches,
Agricultural inputs,
Bicycles or caned beef!
All has gone through
Theft and corruption!
But I wonder,
All the years,
In almost all
African countries,
They have managed
To run profitably
Their Breweries Industries!

Why?

Africans are good boozers
And very “worded!”
Talking, talking
Like a parrot
Without management
Of their actions?

(Don't beat me now!)

BOOZING...

Is a good business in Africa;
At 10.00 AM
Young men are boozing:
Ranging from local brew
To white men’s brews!

These boozers’
Arguments are:
No jobs!
No employments!

They are big liars!

Why?

Tanzania for example,
Have enough
And fertile land
Scattered miles and miles
Waiting farmers!

I will tell you:

Along Malagarasi River,
Along Kagera River,
Along Rufiji River,
Along Kilombero River
And even along Lake Victoria:
Wonderful and splendid
Farms of century could
Be launched and increase
A number of employments
To our young generation as
Well as our agricultural experts!

But what has been done to date?

Nothing!

Only good slogans
In the Parliament:
That the Ministry responsible
Have good plans
Concerning agriculture
In the next 20-50 years!

Ooh!

African Politics has
Killed African Nations:
Think of a Doctor
Specializing in Dental Surgery;
Who is appointed as a Minister
For Defense or
Minister for Agriculture;
Try to figure it out!

At the same time a grade 8
Comrade is appointed a
Deputy Minister
To the same Ministry!

Permanent Secretary was a
Secondary school head teacher
Prior his appointment;
And a very close family friend
To the President!

Think of that situation?
What kind of language
In that Ministry will
Be suitable to apply?
Because,
If one speak German,
The other speaks Spanish!

What a cut through
And a balanced one
Will apply?

Is still a mystery!

This is Africa,
And this is
African management style!

That is:
Afri-Admin!

No wonder here,
We rule, our wives rule,
Uncles and even
Our concubine rule!

If we fail: AK 47 is there,
It will rule!
Whether you like or not!

And now a day a new
Syndrome of fanatics
Has begun:
Building empires
Within empires!

Having posh offices full
Of western furniture;
And buying posh cars
For government use like those
Of David Beckham and
Michael Owen!

Why all these
While our children
Are lacking desks and books?

While many are sitting
On the floor at schools?

Have heart of mercy!

Can’t you standardize
Your vehicles?

Look at their house of commons,
Posh with swinging couches!

Is it necessary?

Look at the Britons’
House of Commons
Despite all the wealth they
Possess
Just simple!

Poor countries
Shame on you!

What I know for God’s sake
Is that:
A Government
Is a standardized entity!

An ethical body beyond
And above all odds;
And the most powerful,
Feared and respected tool!

In most African countries
Things are opposite.

A person with money
Owns government!

A person with money
Can slap a police officer;
Spit on him
And nothing happens!

A person with money can
Do anything he wants;
Any time;
Any place!

And not even a police man
Can point at him!

This is Africa
I am trying to draw here.

Anyway,
I am sitting here with no hope;
Writing these gossips!

Education in Africa
Is not a basis for success?

But the question here is:
Who value education in Africa?

Think of a grade 8 Director
In government Institution
Who directs a PhD holder!

With all complications
Of inferiority complexes
A class 8 man wear
On his face:
But still is a decision maker;
No matter what a sh-t
Of decisions he makes
He is there on top!

I told myself: may be
They have another type
Of a degree
‘The black charm!’

I said before,
African Governments
Lack standards and morals!

Don’t point a finger at me
When I figure this out:
Some African leaders
Are presidents
Of their families
And friends only!

They don’t stand as Presidents
As they don’t pay
Attention to their people!

But I say in the name of one
And only one living God
That, they will pay for it!

Every single blood of their people
Who died because
Of lacking attention of their
Leaders and every one responsible
For sure
Will be paid to the last drop!

Look at those
African leaders;
They have more than enough
For themselves!

An official car,
Children’s school car and even
Wife’s cars for attending
Salon to make their hair!

These women
Are going to pay
The same price
Their husbands
Will pay on cases
Of all women who died
Because of lacking
Ambulances to rush them
To the maternity wards!

My pen stings!
My pen fights!
My pen educates!
My pen arise awareness!
My pen is a friend
Of all Africans
Who have lost
Hope due to
Poor leadership
And corruption!

My pen looks ahead
To fight corruption,
Poor leadership
And lack of awareness
Among Africans!

This is my pen:
The Black Pen
That will never ever
Perish!

My black pen
Is here to stay
Yes forever
To celebrate
The days
Of the black warriors
Who are stoned to death
Because they are writers;
Photographers or
Freelance journalists!

Who portrays the image
Of innocent civilians
Who are
Robbed their rights and wealth
By few men
Who call 
Themselves leaders
While indeed
They are not!

Am sorry,
I might be too much!

But I failed to hold myself!


©Abraham Blessing


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