Poetry Poem by raymond letsitsa

Been around for years
Centuries never let me age
My eyes burnt down by tears
Scribbled my pain in this tormented page
Conquered like David my mammoth fears
And performed my miseries on stage
Life for me has never been fair
For I got locked like a bird in a cage
I've told many that my kind is rare
And can't no policeman beat down my rage
Children were raped and thrown
Into my belly
Nothing about African massacres
You people could ever tell me
Homes torn like bad relationships
Teen pregnancy go me feeling empty
The future got molested
in front of my eyes
Now I speak louder
Hoping to silence the cries