The whole world is Africa
we are oft reminded so
in an evocative advert
by resident historian
and the Blues in the Bush
Sunday night presenter
we are reminded so
by stand-up comedy’s
erstwhile chief resource
and former resident
of imperialism’s palace
He stamps his feet
He says he won
He threatens mayhem
He says he won’t go
(He is out playing golf)
He is just
like those folks
who do the lifelong
clinging to power
for their own
The whole world is Africa
though Uhuru has not
reached everywhere
or everyone
We see the changing
of the guard and the guards
though the more things change
the more the guards guard
their bejewelled palaces
The whole world is Africa
it sometimes seems
An old Black Uhuru song it is – “The whole world is Africa”.
