poem: Uhuru...

(I have a particular fondness for Swahili names. Not sure why. I've written more name poems inspired by KiSwahili than any other names. Uhuru is Swahili for Freedom.)

Freedom is Freedom is Freedom
and no matter what history may tell you
freedom cannot be bought or sold
It is within you
Always has been
Waiting for you to realise
Waiting for you to remember


History is His story is His story
His story
not yours
For a bottle of spring water
is not
and can never be
as pure
as the source from whence it came


The Source is The Source is The Source
The source is in your genes
Science
Archaeology
Theology
Different schools of thought
Running helter-skelter
Bumping into each other
Searching for Eden in ancient books and bones
when you know and I know
that you were the first on the throne

'cos it's all there
Yes
in your genes
The Source
The Truth
Eden
Genesis
Alpha
Numero Uno


The Truth is The Truth is The Truth
The Truth is that you are Uhuru
Liberated
Free
You are Uhuru
No matter what his story may tell you



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