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B-LACK A-FRICA






B-oundless lands and seas, that has birthed 

L-egends colored with the brown of cocoa pods

A-nd fortunes found in fronds of tall palms.

C-anoes paddling fishes into earthen pots and

K-ola nuts fitted into the browned aged teeth of culture

A-frica, home of kings and kingmakers, 

F-orbidden forests and skies, painting 

R-ain showers and rainbows; speaking the 

I-incessant voices of ancestral gods.

C-antillation heard in the sanctums of

A-frica’s black shining shrines.


©️ Demo Timothy 

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