I Am Not Pretending To Be Anything Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

I am humanity covered in tatters
I lost my beloved Love to the haters
They took away my only jewel
I am now stark naked
My underbelly is completely exposed
To those who are intent on humiliating me
On pouring scorn upon my children
On making my children wallow in poverty
On raping my women
On exposing my children to deadly diseases
On dividing my beloved United Nations
On nuclear bombing the very planet I call home
On completely eradicating my vulnerable wildlife
On polluting my precious oceans
On pouring fire upon my sacred heart
On killing me