PROLOGUE
It was all well,
Anyone can tell,
Adorable culture,
Admirable nature,
Africa was dark but beautiful

Societies cherished,
When rains nourished,
The soil of their land,
Delightful than wonderland,
Africa was dark but beautiful

Lifespan was prolonged,
Everyone always longed,
For a long life and health,
Joy, peace and wealth,
Africa was dark but beautiful

THE TALE

There came butterflies,
Prophecies weren't lies,
They filled every part,
Tore the continent apart,
Whites invaded Africa

Culture was termed as evil,
Traditions linked to the devil,
Sacred places destroyed,
The gods were annoyed,
New religion invaded Africa

Mathembo in Kambaland,
Mugumo in Kikuyu land,
All sacred places burned,
And so the land turned,
Into a mess of drought

The whites could tell,
The stories of hell,
People got threatened,
Fear of being damned,
They abandoned Africanism

Our own land they took,
Our people could just look,
At their fire breathing gun,
Tumults had just begun,
Strange crops invaded Africa

Civilization,
Westernisation,
Christianity,
Inhumanity,
Tore the dark continent apart



EPILOGUE

With the severe fate,
Africa resorted to hate,
Its own origin,
Since whites drew a margin,
Between primitivity and civilization

Gone, everything is gone,
Fine foods are gone,
Adorable culture is gone,
Admirable nature is gone,
The dark but beautiful continent is gone


"Until the lion learns how to write, the story of hunting will always glorify the hunter,"

Chinua Achebe; Things Fall Apart