AFRICA! A DARK CONTINENT?

AFRICA! A DARK CONTINENT?

I saw light,  

And connected early in flight

Making civilization my right

Much conquest displayed our might

Gigantic empires, our hallmark

My ingenuity, the pyramid marked

Appreciating value,

 We made gold celebrity

Civilizations pillar, rests on our value

I was a world marinade in bliss

Communal fraternity, framed my peace

Amidst my wonders, pyramid ranked least

As perfume, my wisdom permeated all

My intellectual citadel, nursed civilization

Yes! I may be black, yet am the great

As Iroko would, I sheltered continents

In light and beauty, am a bride in scramble

Adventurous expedition,

Testimonies of my allure

For my offspring’s,

My light found the new world