Cry Africa Cry Poem by Qiniso Mogale

Cry Africa cry
Cry mother Africa cry
Weep bitterly
Weep uncontrollable
Weep unconsolable
Cry Africa cry.

Cry for your children are killing each other
Cry for your children are dying
Cry for blood is flowing
Cry for you no longer have a moral compass
You are not like an 'ingula' without 'emasi'
You are now like the sky without stars
You are like the sea without waves
You are now like a tree without roots.

Cry Africa cry
Cry mother Africa cry
Your favorite departed sons must be turning in their graves
Nkwame Nkrumah must be astounded
Jomo Kenyatta must be flabbergasted
Julius Nyerere must be astonished
Nelson Mandela must be perplexed
Patrice Lumumba must be stunned
Samora Machel must be bewildered
Cry Africa cry.