By: Korpo M. Selay
The drums beat violently
Till its rhythm is lost
Another dead body has just been buried
When will the killings ever stop?
One of Africa's son had just been carried
Mama Africa is shedding tears
She's shuddering out of fear
"Will they ever stop hurting each other?" She wonders
But the thought, they might never, makes her ponder
With tears rolling down her face
She looks at the weeping daughter
Just what will be her fate
Without anyone to call father?
If only, if only I had known, she said
I wouldn't have given birth to worthless sons
Blinded by the unknown
But continues to write useless songs
If only I had known, she said
It would've all been better
With my children eating bread and butter
