the world is wanting for you
singers are waiting for you
drum beaters are waiting for you
propaganda is waiting for you
paparazzi are waiting for you
presidents are waiting for you
villagers are waiting for you
planters are waiting for you
street kids are waiting for you
vendors are waiting for you
the wounded sing of you
the dead sing of you
the poets sing of you
shadow of malcolm x
footprint of luther king
freedom is you
for africa and america to become one
for africa to sing good of america
for america to sing good of africa
excerpt from "Letter to Obama" - Mbizo Chirasha
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Obama surely must have a seashore pack of letters on his desk but this letter he's got to have it in his heart because the world is looking up to him even the unborn. Quite serious Mbizo.
Foster, I concord.
Still, I concord (agree) to the fact that Mbizo's poem is persuasive, and has the potency to touch the subject to whom it is addressed.
Our Zimbabwean brother has painted a vivid and honest jounalistic picture. And it makes me believe that; it's human for us to look up to a statemen of influence.
But may I add that it will be a grave misconception (second only to communism) for us to put all our weight on Mr Obama.
He himself has warned that we (Africans) should do some homework - even though he has us in mind.
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