Revelations: Africa in Poetry

All started with marriage

64 All started with marriage It all started with marriage: X married P, a child was born A Mozambican married a Portuguese, a child was born A Briton married a Zimbabwean, a child was born A Tswana married a Malawian, a child was born A Turkish married a Nigerian, a child was born A Chinese married a Cameroonian, a child was born A Kenyan married an American, a child was born A Namibian married an Australian, a child was born A European married an African, a child was born An African married an Asian, a child was born An Australian married an American, a child was born Through marriage of nations, oneness was born Through marriage of different continents, oneness was born Through marriage of different colors, oneness was born Through marriage of cultures, the boundedness of culture was ruined Through marriage of ideas, tolerance was born Through marriage of different sexes, growth was born Let this be real growth A growth towards peace and love ...