Hope Across Africa Poem by Raimi Babatunde

From the evils of slavery
Moving from points of no return
To the memories of colonialism
And now to our growing democracy
Africans have been strong

Sometimes we curse
Other times we pray
Sometimes we cried
Other times we laughed
But Africa never stopped

With songs of victory
We slaved diligently
In foreign lands
Bound in chains
Our fore-fathers paid the price

Nothing in life is cheap
The freedom you reap today
Was paid for by generations past
They paid with blood currency
So that we may live

Oppression did not stop
We have been ruled by tyrants
Masquerading as the people's person
Selling our future back to slave Masters
In the name of aids and supports

We are tired across Africa
Tired of deceits and vain promises
We are tired across Africa
Tired of clueless governments
But i see hope

The struggle for survival
Birthed our heroes
Whose legacies echoes till eternity
They died in the struggle
Incarcerated but not silenced

When i hear the Soweto song from the south
The exploits of Ras Tafari from the East
The deeds of Nana Yaa Asantewa from the west
The African in Muammar Gaddafi from the north
Brace up agents of change
I see hope across Africa

Reach out beyond boarders
Let the spiled blood bind us
Together we can re-build Africa
And restore its glorious destiny
Truly, i see hope across Africa