I am Liberia!
Though scared by scourges of alien spades,
My resilience bears the fountain of heaven's grace,
Piercing the pangs of all my shades!
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Charles G. Kpan, Jr, is a young Liberian Spoken Word Poet and Author. He goes by the Penn Name: Charley De Inspirator and termed his writing style as Inspirational Poetry. His work has been featured in Local and Internal Poetry Magazines including PoetrySoup, We Write Liberia, League of Poets, Eboquils, hellopoetry, All Poetry, SpillWords, Shamsrumi, PoetrySoup, etc. Poetry has been his medium of communicating his thoughts and emotions and has used it to inspire many young people.)
I Am Liberia
I am Liberia!
Though scared by scourges of alien spades,
My resilience bears the fountain of heaven's grace,
Piercing the pangs of all my shades!
My independence, I breathed into Africa's lungs,
Clothed her with my stripes, the red, white and blue;
And gave her a star when she knew not one!
My waters rhythm waves of freedom,
Hailing treasured mountains and supreme chiefdoms.
Divine gemstones overflow the scopes of my coast,
Their sparkles define the image of my undeniable beauty!
My children are the ordained species of apex predators!
Their lineages are woven with blackness,
The tattooed birthmark of optimism—
Unbleached to proclaim the glorified identity of their motherland!
With arms of liberty I do solemnly pledge
The allegiance of a century filled heritage!
I today connect a living channel to the realm of your soul,
Bidding you welcome,
Welcome to Rediscover Mama Liberia!