Africa Poem by Goddy Nana Mens

When the aliens visit our lands
We will welcome them with open hands
We will not greet them on bended knee
Yet we will attend to their every need
We will not, before their hollow eyes, cower
We will stand tall and above them tower

When they arrive in spacecraft as fortified as a castle
We will not be dismayed by the dazzling lights on the shuttle
We have seen this before, shining armour and gleaming sword
We remember it all, fake smiles and the sleight of word
Our gracious hearts will be fooled no more
For that tale ended in rattling chains and filthy cords

When they stride with the glory of gods
We will watch them with solemn nods
When they talk of their alien lands
We will dazzle them with African yarns
We will tell them of our heroes
Those who lived and led and crushed our foes
We will tell them of our culture
Our beautiful, elegant, colourful culture
The grace in our dance
The skill of our hands
The beauty of our speech
The peace of our niche
We will tell them of our people
People of pure hearts and goodwill
And then we will tell them of our land
Where gold and diamond, timber and cocoa, oil and gas overly abound
And after they have heard our stories
They will return to their storeys
Green-eyed and stone-faced, they will plot a looting
And we shall be here, waiting.

When they return to seek plunder
That will be their dying blunder
For we have men, big and heavy
We have women, brave and sturdy
We have kings armed and ready
We are one, united and deadly
We will stand together and fight
With all our hearts and all our might
All for one, one for all
We will battle till the oppressor is no more

And when we have driven them from our land
Their defeat will be one more thread to our glorious yarn
We will build, and grow and prosper
If they invade, we will fight and conquer
We will tear them apart piece by piece
Till the world learns Africa should be left in peace

And peace is all we have been seeking
To live a life, free of looting
To be free to let our skill and creativity run wild
To be free, and let the whole world share in the African Pride

We are Africans and we are proud to be
Proud to be part of this great history and legacy
We will shout it till our voices wear out..
We are Africa!