DAYBREAK AFRICA

Its daybreak Africa

And no one is shouting Eureka!

The dream is still not realized

Nor the vision finalized

It’s time for the whores to have their sleep

And robbers to gather what they did not reap

The policeman cannot use his gun

So when the thieves come, we all run

The hunters leave to inspect their traps

The musicians blow the dust off their harps

Cocoa harvest was quite low

And so farmers have no money to blow

Drivers’ horns are honking

Fishermen’s wives are mongering

The tourists enjoying the city’s view

A graduate is late for an interview

Poor kids trek for miles just to school

Rich kids debating on which of dad’s car is cool

Child labour everywhere

Men in nice suits littering anywhere

Public workers threaten to go on strike

Governments dedicated solely to price hike

See how work harden their palm

Yet the salary would not come

Hopefully, the dream will soon be realized

And the vision finalized

But for now, its daybreak Africa

And no one is shouting Eureka!!