I'M An African. Poem by Feranmi okafor

I'm an African,
Africa,
Where they say 'ica' is free,
But that shouldn't define me.

I'm an African,
A child of the soil, I'm speaking up,
For all the turmoil, I'm rising up,
No matter how influential, I won't drink from your cup.

I'm an African,
My skin so dark, I'm called black,
Our sun so hot, skins crack,
Our culture, stuck on me, like a birthmark.

I'm an African,
Our beliefs, culture; that's our identity,
The nonsense of this world, we do not take for levity....

I'm an African,
I'm a child of the soil....