Ancient drum
Within my veins
the ancient drum roves, raves and stirs
Awakening dreams
hidden deep within the caves of my being
Till my bones resurrect
with a newly-found faith
And so the little step
begins, again, towards
Freedom’s bloody horizon
Maybe, it will work, this time
Freedom’s dream in cell 46664
27 years had passed, and the skin
of prison cell No. 46664 stank of a
human right denied
Feebly, the freedom fighter
gazed at the light that beamed from a dream he had carved in his spirit,
In that prison, his dream to fight man’s domination over another still glowed
The freedom fighter lifted his left fist into the air,
As though seeking heaven’s answer,
Cherishing the idea of a free society
In that dark and cockroach-infested space Read more
Zimbabwe: young people “die” to be heard
Young people are literally dying to be heard in the repressive, chaotic and often violent political scene of Zimbabwe.
Levels of despondency are high among the youth because they cannot see a future of hope and dreams in the country’s political decision-making.
As a result, many young people have gone into self-exile or illegally cross national borders everyday to work in menial jobs in neighboring countries, usually putting their lives at risk.
The situation of youth in Zimbabwe today is indeed reflective of the social fragmentation, decay and crisis facing the country. Read more
Wood
My foundation is of wood
- the thick, colonial type.
It screams hollow when I step on it
It shines smooth when I sweep it. Read more
Bob Marley’s Zimbabwe
On April 18, 1980, Jamaican musical maestro Bob Marley joined millions of Zimbabweans to celebrate a hard-won independence from oppression. ‘
‘So arm in arms, with arms, we’ll fight this little struggle’
As part of his tribute he performed the song “Zimbabwe” live in Harare, the capital city. April 18 marked the day on which Zimbabwe’s incumbent leader Robert Mugabe was sworn in as the first prime minister of a people that took over a hundred years to reclaim their freedom from British colonial rule.
Twenty-eight years later Marley’s words in “Zimbabwe” ring with an amazingly prophetic tone. More than anything they speak to his inspired genius and to his ability to understand humanity.
But greater still, they speak to the struggle of how to build a nation (from the ashes of oppression) in which every human being must be granted a right to decide their own destiny.
“Bob’s story is that of an archetype, which is why it continues to have such a powerful and ever-growing resonance: it embodies political repression, metaphysical and artistic insights, gangland warfare and various periods of mystical wilderness,” states the official Marley Web site.
‘When there’s a call for consciousness about an issue, people often call on Bob Marley.” - Time Magazine
I couldn’t have put it better. Read more
