Mama Africa

Raped for all she held,
Forgotten over time,
Nothing left to steal,
No longer in her prime.

People, diamonds, gold,
Western image burned,
Never helped, but sold,
Such hatred we have earned.

Eyes of dreams and hopes,
Hanged with velvet ropes,
Slipping down the slope,
We could never cope.

Countries of great wealth,
Give less than one percent,
They can't forgive a debt,
Some sign, a small repent.

The mother of this earth,
Sadly left behind,
Tell me what she's worth,
Where's the reason in our mind?

At home or far away,
My heart heart breaks everyday,
Forgotten faces play,
In my soul of sweet decay.