Africa Calling

The blood of royalty courses through my veins My patterned face in fierce concentration As I wield my sword - Prancing and feinting - A warrior in action My barefoot glides across the sand Dancing beads around my waist Clanging bangles on both wrists - A sweet music - My hair speaks of my ancestry - An ancestry I wear like a crown - I am a woman I am African I am an African woman . . .