Chronicles of the dark continent

I’ve been there
I’ve seen the dark side of blackness
Afraid of their shadow, the fix the sun
I came back from applying for an entry visa to Senegal

Just wanted to see Gore Island
To see the dark side of humanity
But I found it here in Brussels

Just wanted to go to Senegal
Train the youth in the country
Bring another perspective to their problem
Role model leadership, excellence, ethics, sustainability, diversity, humanity

I came back from the embassy
Tears in my eyes
Pain in my soul
How can light and darkness accommodate each other?

How can I everyday
Be love and inspiration
Believer in this continent
Defender of its interests
Promoter of its image in front of 95 countries
Embodiment its pride

When I suffer from such grievous attacks from my people?
When everything in my own camp is stopping me from bringing, from giving hope?
When people seem so satisfied with the horror they live?
When the pride is about hiding the hideous face?
When universal values are looked down upon?

Learning from others successes
Benchmarking against their achievements
Understanding our failures
Working it out
Good for others, not for Africans?

I have seen the dark side of blackness
Afraid of their shadow, they fix the sun
Visual and cortical irradiation
Blind to our failures
Unaware of our weaknesses
Considering ourselves equals to the bold and successful
While the mess goes spreading
And the gap expanding

Wanna scream!
Wanna shout!
Wanna say enough!
When shall we start building
Together as One

When shall we stop pretending our sun is shining we darken it everyday
When shall we stop spending 4 months to obtain a passport?
When shall we stop asking Africans for an entry visa
When we know there’s a desperate need for builders
When we now change starts with the new perspective
When we know giant nations were built by immigrants

Why will the cursed continent be afraid of itself?
Blackmailing, black money, dark angel, dark side, dark activities
Is black synonymous of evil?
Terrorism, money washing, drug dealing, international criminality exist
No means to prevent it, but is closing the borders the solution

Where is the threat coming from?
Definitely not from Africa
Africans never lead
Never decide
They caution, they accept, they positive, they rejoice

That’s the dark side of blackness
Because they fear of their own shadow, they fix the sun
Recognition of the problem is the first step to its solution
But it is the trickiest step Africa has to make

I’ve been there
I’ve been enlightened by the dark
I can better see the sunbeam in the new generation of Africans
Giving up is not in our genes
Unstoppable we are
Ready we are