Tales of my soul

Take me home...

Take me back to Africa

To the land of the rich culture

The land of the rising sun

To the birthplace of my ancestors

Take me to the land of the people...

My people

The people with rich and gorgeous melanated skin

The diligent and prosperous farmers

The well knitted communities...

Adorn me with beads, red ochre and calf skin

Cover me with the African attire

The clothing of great Kings and kinsmen who were so resilient that their stories live on

Take me to the rivers of my motherland

Free rivers, deep rivers, clean rivers

Allow me to see the beauty of the African woman there

Drawing water,

Her perfected pot-balancing skills on her head

Her grace in her movements

Her beauty that radiates without her even trying

The strong woman - the matriarch

The queen who needs no crown to rule the land

Take me to the open fields of Africa

Where the rich and full herds of cattle graze upon

Lands fertile with rich green grass

Covered in vegetation - fruit trees, where ripe mangos and avocados freely exist

I want to see the African man in his element

Looking out through the vast lands with a tall stick resting on his shoulders and arms

Doing what he does best...

PROTECT

Tall figures with well defined muscles out there working hard with smiles on their faces

Take me back to the African way of life

Teach me the rich traditions that were passed down from generation to generation

Let's share the stories of our forefathers

Stories told to both children and grown men while sat under the shade of the mugumo tree

Stories of how we are one

Stories of how we all came from one place - one house

Stories that foster our togetherness

Stories that raise advocacy for African brotherhood

Stories that unite and not divide

I want to live in Africa,

And I want to thrive in Africa

Sit and grow in the counsel of wise elderly men and women

Elders who guide and are after the welfare of the generations that come after them

In the land of the rising sun,

In the land of acres of green farmlands,

In the land of my ancestors - the land of my heritage

In Africa...

Take me to Africa.