The Struggle

Such impeccable beauty She is

Oh! What marvel to the eyes

You can view Her from any angle

But every angle is different, 

Every angle is unique, 

Every angle is special, 

Every angle is more beautiful than the other.

But to keep such beauty,

She had to Fight!

She had to Fight Hard! 

She had to Fight with Strength!

She had to Fight with Courage!

She had to Fight with Wisdom bestowed upon Her by Her ancestors!

She had to Fight with her all!

To have it all

Not to loose at all

The beauty that is rightfully Hers

Her forty two children She wanted safe

To shield under Her breast.

She commands respect and attention

Admiration and approval

Her home covered with green vegetation

Creatures of all kind

Maybe the Garden of Eden in the modern times

A land of milk and honey

That the pale skin men saw as potential

Potential to scramble for and grab

Grab what wasn't theirs

Harvesting where they had not sown

Imprisoning the children of the land 

And we became slaves in our own home.

Slaves to be exploited

Whips, sexual assaults, starvation, taxes and torture chambers rewards for resisting

Slaves ripped off our independence to free will, thoughts, ideas, opinions,

For anything you said was already held against you

Left but only with the right and freedom to breath

For they couldn't rule that

And with all their "intelligence"

They had no control over it.

They said they came to our land to bring "civilization"

But all they did was insult us

They made us donkeys

Beasts of burden

They called us monkeys

They called us dogs.

Did they think after all their treatments we would accept them?

Give them gifts?

You mess with a chick,

Well be prepared to be pecked by the Mother Hen's beak

You tried to destroy our culture and make us go against each another

So we fought for the blood you spilled

That was our weeping

Fighting and revolting against you

And we finally won

And sent you packing 

Back to your home

Now She holds Her head high

Waving Her beautiful powerful Black, Red, Green and White flag

For Her people fought with shields and spears in defense of their freedom

Blood was shed and She mourned for Her lost children

But She reclaimed Her natural wealth

Now peace is Her motto