Wednesday, February 16, 2022

FORGIVE

 

 

FORGIVE

 

Forgive that one who tortures us

Breaking our bones and tears our flesh

Forgive that one who dehumanizes us

Crashing our b*lls and gauging out our eyes

 

Forgive that one who sells our land to foreigners

Destroys our swamps and cuts down the forests

Forgive that one who sells our riches

And for a pittance of pleasure

Hands over our most precious heirlooms

 

Forgive that one who steals our valleys

Destroys our hills and changes the ancient boundaries

Forgive that one who poisons our soils, burns our huts

And digs up our lumonde

 

Forgive that one who dishonours us

Despises our inheritance and kill our sons

Forgive that one who calls us lewd names

Spews profanities on our mothers and curses our ancestors

 

Forgive that one who steals our inheritance

Sells our sons and daughters into postmodern slavery

Forces our widows into prostitution and emasculates our young men

 

Forgive that one

For we forgive them too

 

Inspired by Dr. Miria Matembe

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