The
calabash unites
It
never ever disunites
That’s
why it is round
Like
the football that unites
Players
and fans and nations
But
in my village
But
in Mbesa
A
calabash divides
Like
an unbridged river
And
mercilessly kills
Like
a provoked python
It
must have been misused
The
calabash unites
It
never ever disunites
That’s
why it is round
Like
the egg that harbours
Yoke
and albumen and chicks
But
in my village
But
in Mbesa
A
calabash divides
Like
an unbridged river
And
mercilessly kills
Like
a provoked python
It
must have been misused
The
calabash unites
It
never ever disunites
That’s why it is round
Like the world that hosts
Blacks and whites and reds
But
in my village
But
in Mbesa
A
calabash divides
Like
an unbridged river
And
mercilessly kills
Like
a provoked python
It
must have been misused
The
calabash unites
It
never ever disunites
That’s why it is smooth
Like the cemented floor that accepts
Parents and children and visitors
But in my village
But
in Mbesa
A
calabash divides
Like
an unbridged river
And
mercilessly kills
Like
a provoked python
It
must have been misused
(Mbankolo, 29 March 2013)
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