AFRICALYPSO

AFRICALYPSO

My forefathers in ascension

With their thick black skin

Spreading all over the corners and waters of this world

Took with them our customs and culture

Our way of life, drama and music

Off to the Americas, Europe and the West Indies

Indeed black is beautiful

Black was the zeal they possessed

The blood is red the veins black

Black is strong

The muscle is red the flesh is black

And the spirit in our fathers

That sustained their culture in the diaspora

That repelled the assimilation of the white man

And boosted the emancipation against the whites

That spirit remains in us today

The spirit is pride and self esteem

The spirit is strong, the spirit is black

In all spheres of life today

Blacks stand tall with garlands round their necks

The foundation then dug by our forefathers

We have today built upon

I see it as black taking over

I call it africalypso