FATTW with Yavi Madurai: S4 Ep 1 - An Africa Day poem: "WE are Africa Rising"

Inspired and Dedicated to the Youth of Africa

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I AM Africa Rising.

We are born IN Africa. Nay we are born OF Africa, a soil & hearts so great, Africa is born IN us.

We are born of a continent where wars, (neo) colonialism, & propaganda are plotted to keep us small, because they fear the power if we are to know who we truly are.

We are born in a time of possibility, a time of Ubuntu, a time of "Africa Rising" - beyond all that is against us, but only if we choose the path of 'rising'.

We are Giants in talent & innovation - we need to know this, remember this, feel this, tell our children this - THIS is who we are, so we can rise to who we can become.

We are the youngest people in the world - women, children & men of Africa, with the brightest future, resilient & proud, standing tall, wanting to rise into the Titans we actually are.

WE can be Africa Rising.

Born under the glory of the African sun.

A sun so strong & beautiful, it makes our skin glow with shades of golden brown & bronze, but we let narratives of black and white define who we are & what we become.

We are a generation who have let the seeds of conflict, violence, corruption, treason, & greed grow in our minds & actions. We have let the evil of money, distrust, & selling our children's future be our guiding light, destroying hope & wealth - making us weak, just what they want.

We ARE Africa Rising.

We are called upon today to be warriors to fight this scourge. To fight against the seeds of greed and inhumanity, planted by others & ourselves.

We are called to fight for our children, our morality, the financial inclusion of our women & youth, the development & economic self-sustainability of our people.

We are called to fight today for our unity, our growth in Trade not aid, we are called to fight for our legacy to be warriors of change & prosperity, not thieves of our children's future.

WE must be the ones we were waiting for, the ones our children are waiting for.

WE must ask with truth in our hearts and minds - what do we bring to the title of AFRICAN?

Rise Africa, so we can say we were here!

Rise, so we can say, we raised the bar, we raised the power & the meaning of saying "WE ARE AFRICAN"

WE are Africa Rising