Ecstasy springs forth
From our embrace, as
Our stultified sultry hearts
Gallop together…
Splashing forth in our presence
Powerful undying love
Of being Africans
Thou’ we dodder thro’
Killing harmattans of life
Blowing dusts into our eyes.
Obynna Chylekezi
EDITOR’S NOTE
Originally published in Citizen on 17 May 1993, p. 42. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording and lineation visible in the archived page.