African Phoenix

	    Out of the ashes of a phoenix
		A new African phoenix is born
		As black and as famished as ever
		Carrying the same loads of thorn
		The same batches of infamy
		Of disease, of wars, of hunger
		The same scars in the horn
		As politicians to each others whisper
		Sweet lies; with no conscience to scorn
		As they exhale and praises inhale over dinner
		And more ranks to their siblings adorn
		Africa stands aloof as distant as ever
		As unique as an alien unicorn
		Writhing in mounts of litter
		Burdened, broken and outworn

		O'Africa;

		You bleeding mammoth of mother
		You vale of tears; of forlorn
		Your love is ebbless and silent as a river
		Your smile as homely as spring as morn
		You cry for us when we in far lands shiver
		You sing for us when we are buried and born
		You grieve for us when we in your arms suffer
		You pamper us when we are tired and torn

		O' Africa;

		You carcass for every alien scavenger
		You open wound to every Jabir and John
		How oblivious you are to your Saracean slaver
		What a merciful saint you are; what a pawn
		To every megalomaniac and messianic vulture
		Wasn't it Nkrumah who first saw the throne?
		They banished him; I can vividly remember
		They betrayed him for few sacks of corn
		And after forty years of wines and winter
		After lifeless, loveless, long nights of lorn
		After decades of the eternal death's encounter
		Do I see or do I dream of the first signs of dawn
		Oh! No; don't you wake me up brother
		No; not to the same howls and horn
		Not to the same wolves' prayer
		As the new century's lonely lovelorn.


		Bashir Goth
		July 11, 2002






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Wuxuu yidhi:

Allow Ha Na Doorin

( O’ God  metamorphose us not )

By Bashir Goth

Cabdow nin dareenka
Darbaal laga saaray

Wanaag laga duugay



Dubaaqiyo ruuxa

Qofkii ka dulloobay

Damiirkaba tuuray

Dugaagnimo doortay



Dabiibka dhashiisa

Dabayshu ka xaaqday

Inuu ka daweeyo

Dalkaw imanaaya

Xadhkaw dabanaaya



Carruurtaba duunyo

Inuu darag (drug) siisto

Intaa debiraaya

Darkaw xidhanaaya

Ayaa dunta gooste

Dadayni karaaya    * (re-humanize)

Allow ha na doorin

          ***

Dadkaa Xamar jooga

Hashii dambarkeedu

Markuu darar dhaafay

Lammaana is doortay

U deeq ugu geeyey

Kuwaa ban ku dooxay



Kuwaa duhur maalin

Daleed cad fadhiistay

Maryaha iska dalliijay

Wixii la duduubay

Dunuub la gorfaystay

Xaaraan ducanaaya

Ayaa dunta gooste

Dadayni karaaya

Allow ha na doorin.

          ***

Qof daabad sideeda

Inuu darbi fuulay

Amaa dar faruuray

Amaba dugsi meel ah

Cirkii dirikiiyeen

U doobi culaynay

Da’daan filanaynay

Carruur ku digeeyey

Hiyigu u daloolin



Wuxuu hengal dawga

Ku dhaafay digaafo

Dibaw mildhanaynin

Digiigixanaynin

Ayaa dunta gooste

Dadayni karaaya

Allow ha na doorin.

          ***

Ninkii duco sheega

Amaba nabad doona

Duqayda hagaastay

Haween dulmartooda

Wuxuu dun xariira

Dalkeenu ku faanay

Carruur daranyooday

Dadkeena dhammaanba

Daaduun xumadooda



Ninkii doc u xaadha

Hagoog u daleeya

Jidiinka dillaacay

Afkooda dariiqa

Diqsigu ka samaystay

Macaan ku dareersha

Dafuufta ka maydha

Kuwaa darbanaaya

Wanaagga dilaaya

Dubuurtiyo luunka

Ammaan ka dayaaya

Xumaan dugsanaaya

Ayaa dun go’ooyin

Dadayni karaaya

Allow ha na doorin.

          ***



Nin diigga aroorta

Markuu daakiraada

Islaamku dareero

Khayraad dalganaayo

Xammuul deligiisa

Intuu ku duduubo

U daankana buuxsho

Dubkiisa harraaday

Durriin ku qulaansho

Hubaal dumbuqiisa

Intuu degta saaro

Rasaas daf ka siiyo

Tacshiirad dabshaan ah

Hammuuni dirayso

Intuu ka dayaansho

Hadduu dad la waayo

Bisaaska dilaayaa

Ayaa dunta gooste

Dadayni karaaya

Allow ha na doorin

          ***

Adduun kala daadatay

Xumaanta duqeedu

Dubihii xaqa haysto

Xaaraan nin durduurtay

Daliilka macneeyey

Garaad daranyoobay

Geedkii damalkiiye

Ka doodayey aarku

Hadduu dabagaale

Dooyaystay hadhkiisa

Xishood li’i duubtay

Dad foolxumo doortay

Distoorkiyo diinta

Gidaar ku duqeeyey

Miyey dulucdaydu

Hiyiga u daloolin

Allow ha na doorin.

          ***

Reeraha dalanbaabi

Doonyaha la halaabay

Badweyn kula duugmay

Dubkoodana sheegta

Kuwaa dafiraaya



Ninkii u dab doontay

Dubaalad ifkeedu

Dal dheer ka biniinay

Dabaylina hayso

Ninkii dayax mooday

Dardaar werintiisa

Inaanan ku daalin

Docdayda ka waabto

Dantayda ka raacdo

Haddaan talo doortay


Ninkii igu diidan

In aannu daleedda

Daadka u wada jiifno

Mooskaan dacar toonshay

Inuu qar dillaacsho

U soo degdegaaya



Haddaan kaba dayrto

Berliin derbigeedi

Gudboon ku dabbaalo
Miyaan dembi geystay

Allow ha I dayrin.



                   Bashir Goth

                        14th May 2001





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