FOOLS IN THEIR FOLLY

 

you blamed the white man for slavery 

seeing him as evil and a beast 

do you care to know who the real slaver was?

we blacks, we are the real slave master 

selling our brothers off due to grudges 

ignore neighbor’s cries because of jealousy 

a piece of glass was so spectacular 

we had to trade a whole generation for a bottle of rum

they played on our nativity, yeah 

they weighed our intelligence 

lured us with baits and we fell 

divided us by sowing seeds of discord 

we thought them to be Demi gods

their skin was radiant like the sun 

our leaders canonize and worshipped them 

throwing their wisdom under the grass 

we closed our eyes so tight when we wanted to learn their prayers 

discarded our gods and lost our faith

we trampled on our shrines and spat on it

kissed their own God less he be angry 

suddenly, heaven became our target 

hail Mary and glory be’s became the order of the day 

we detest opele and believed the rosary 

we stopped propitiating our gods and drank holy water 

 bitter kola became bitter in our throats 

we dropped our guns and despise Ogun 

to crown it all up

we began to call Esu satan 

just like a drunkard swimming in his own vomit 

like a lion crying like a mouse 

how painful we lost our true image 

the blackness of our skins has long been washed away 

@talk2leigh

6:52pm

25 Nov 2022