I am a Proud African - Poem by Nsubuga Francis

Giant Baobabs of Madagascar

A land filled with beautiful hills;

Vast plains, valleys and winding streams;

Freely grown jungles with giant trees;

A far rich harvest from our tilled fields;

With boldness and pride I stand,

And say, "I am a proud African! "

With my whole soul, a land I am calling home;

Your soils have fed me, until when I will be gone;

Chiefs, kings, subjects, young and grown,

Its our beautiful land, its all we own;

With boldness and pride I stand,

And say, "I am a proud African!"

A land some people are calling backward;

Because they don't understand you, they branded you a shithole;

They seem to enjoy it, when your children are crying;

They opt to stay silent and simply see you fall;

And still with boldness and pride I stand,

And say, "I am a proud African! "

Our greatfathers fought,

 And stood as one;

They dreamt and thought,

This war would be won;

We have kept the lines,

Outsiders had drawn;

Yet Igbo, Buganda, Sotho we are one

With boldness and pride I stanstand,
And say, "I am a proud African!"

Nsubuga Francis:
Afrikan,  story teller, writerwriter.
 Products and Operations Manager at afrikamzuri™