We Did It First Poem by Uche Nwanze

Before light rays filled the earth, we were here.
Before they came with their religion, we had our deities.
Before they came with their cash, we had our bags of cowries.
Before they came with their civilization we had our Umunna.
Before they came with their electricity we had our lamps.
Before they came with their Bible or Q'uaran we had our oracle.
Before they came with their television we had our Moonlight tales.
Before they came with their justice system, we had our village square meetings.
Before they came with their Shopping malls, we had our Eke market.
Before they came with their calendars, we had our number of Moons to count.
Before they came with their Skyscrapers we had our caves and hills.
Before they came with their automobile, we had our donkeys and camels.
Before they came with their pills, we had our herbs and roots.