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When You Say Akata

0 When You Say Akata By Helen Nde

When you say Akata Remember You are speaking of a brother, A sister, a child, Mother, father Kidnapped from home Raised on far-off shores Chained and beaten Until hope became a faint glimmer Until home became a weak whisper Until humanity tasted bitter Remember You are not speaking of yourself Because you had Africa’s forests, […]

By Helen Nde
In Poetry

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