Dear African Parents,

Dear African parents,
We want you to actually listen to us!
For once, let us clear the cobwebs
that has gathered in our hearts over the years,
a certain darkness you've plunged us into.
“...look at Dele. Does he have two heads–"
You keep hitting me with these bullets.
“...can't you be like everybody?"

I just can't!
Everyone wants me to be normal.
The world see me as crazy, 'cause my opinions differ.
I'll definitely not succumb to your norms,
so as to become normal
Hypocrisy at its finest.


Dear African parents,
Whats your definition of normal?
I wonder.
Staying in line with what everyone knows?
Following the path those before me did?
Or listening to your caging beliefs over and over?
“We all can't be sane", I keep reminding myself.
Let me break free and make my opinion heard!
From the rooftops, let the world know,
My flaws are beautiful and that's who I am.
Maybe, just maybe, you'd come to understand,
I am a force that can't be caged,
a force that'll defy societal norms and be alright.


Dear African parents, we want you to actually listen!
Give us the support and freedom to express our inner strength,
I've got a zeal in me that needs to be expressed,
Do not kill the young talent in me, don't kill the real me.
I'm a star that needs to shine on its own, stop comparing me to any other person,
Comparison isn't motivation, grab it now!
Let me break free and prove to the world that I'm unique and better in my own way
Let me be me!


By HRM_DaPsalmist and Tarus.