Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Mama Africa

Mama Africa

Crade of Life,
Your features were not
meant to be
discerned
by manmade borders,

but we have stained you.

you nourished us,
and we thanked you
by trying to fertilize your sand
with too much iron.

we've taken so much from you,
and we can never pay it back.

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