African queen Raised as a girl of love As beautiful and colourful as herself, the swan But does she know how blessed her soul is? And yet in wonder she glows She knows not she glows and trusts not when told And hides in the refuge is her gentle, yet fierce soul African queen A woman of tide Swept in grace As temperamental as the calm sea herself. How blessed you are To have the bloods of this nation Flowing proudly Through your veins African queen You are a rare kind I should know In you a nation has found At the end of this rainbow A pot of the rarest gold Birthed from the waters of the Nile And trained and disciplined By the sands of the Sahara Desert Mother of the first man The originator of chemistry, Medicine, Math, science, history, the mystery systems and queen warrior of many wars. She will not be disrespected Dehumanized, disenfranchised She is the mother of the world and human civilization She will forever demand her place on the throne of African royalty, For; SHE IS AN AFRICAN QUEEN Renita Gatesi, Senior Six Student, Nu-Vision High School Kigali
