FATTW with Yavi Madurai: S4 Ep 1 - An Africa Day poem: "WE are Africa Rising"

<p>Inspired and Dedicated to the Youth of Africa</p> <p>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________</p> <p>I AM Africa Rising.</p> <p>We are born IN Africa. Nay we are born OF Africa, a soil &amp; hearts so great, Africa is born IN us.</p> <p>We are born of a continent where wars, (neo) colonialism, &amp; propaganda are plotted to keep us small, because they fear the power if we are to know who we truly are.</p> <p>We are born in a time of possibility, a time of Ubuntu, a time of "Africa Rising" - beyond all that is against us, but only if we choose the path of 'rising'.</p> <p>We are Giants in talent &amp; innovation - we need to know this, remember this, feel this, tell our children this - THIS is who we are, so we can rise to who we can become.</p> <p>We are the youngest people in the world - women, children &amp; men of Africa, with the brightest future, resilient &amp; proud, standing tall, wanting to rise into the Titans we actually are.</p> <p>WE can be Africa Rising.</p> <p>Born under the glory of the African sun.</p> <p>A sun so strong &amp; beautiful, it makes our skin glow with shades of golden brown &amp; bronze, but we let narratives of black and white define who we are &amp; what we become.</p> <p>We are a generation who have let the seeds of conflict, violence, corruption, treason, &amp; greed grow in our minds &amp; actions. We have let the evil of money, distrust, &amp; selling our children's future be our guiding light, destroying hope &amp; wealth - making us weak, just what they want.</p> <p>We ARE Africa Rising.</p> <p>We are called upon today to be warriors to fight this scourge. To fight against the seeds of greed and inhumanity, planted by others &amp; ourselves.</p> <p>We are called to fight for our children, our morality, the financial inclusion of our women &amp; youth, the development &amp; economic self-sustainability of our people.</p> <p>We are called to fight today for our unity, our growth in Trade not aid, we are calle