Tribalism In Africa Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

Under the shadows
Hidden from scrutiny
Tribalism has no skin colour
Tribalism has no geographical boundaries
Tribalism is a ferocious monster
The mother of all genocides
Tribalism is a poisonous spear
It stabs both the enemy and the friend
In silence, it has killed cultures, languages & identities
It feeds on the pysche of the so called minority tribes
Wiping out a whole lot of historical cultural achievements
Tribalism is far worse than racism
Eroding the footsteps of history
In a silent non-explosive manner
Tribalism is the cause of Africa's stagnation
Let's say no to tribalism
For Africa's sake
For our children's sake