POEM: DARK SKINNED BROTHER

By Yahuza Abdulkadir

            Photo Credit: Alexis Peskine

DARK SKINNED BROTHER

I'm that nigga in the west

they sent back home

to swallow the night.

I swore by those

desert sands

colorful dunes

tropical beaches

giant trees

and the great waters of Nile.

no matter

the dirt of dusts

rubbing my skin

I'll never wash away

my history.

I'll remain

the dark skinned brother

the best color of

the rain.

I'm the touch

of hope in Tanzania

the charming beauty

of the people in Ethiopia

the purest form of gold

in South Africa.

no matter

the storms

breaking my roof

I'll still sing it out

loud to the clouds

that I'm black and

proud.

                                                                                  

AUTHOR'S BIO

Yahuza Abdulkadir is a Nigerian writer and poet. He is a member of Hill-top Creative Arts Foundation.