By Abdiwali Ali

In the company of the Earth,

I stand on my feet

Rooted in the deep dark Africa

Sun rises beaming, powerful

All corners, shining

Beautifully twisted in the metaphors of the day

 

In the company of the Sun,

I glow like torch

Lighted dark, illuminating ecstasy,

Incubating souls, procreating future

Brightening the shadow of the continent

The Sun, depicted in the mystery of the land

Gives birth to sons and heroes

 

In the company of heroes,

I scramble for the Right to live,

Struggle, Poverty, Aids, Colonialism,

All enshrined in my history,

Transcends to beleaguering future?

Heroes refute pessimism,

Welcome Freedom!

Abdiwali Ali is a Somali student living in Canada.