The land of the San
I want to go to America
to see my uncle Jim;
Russia might have PERESTROIKA
but I'd rather be with him.
America's not too cold
it is not often armed,
the young men are not old
and are very seldom harmed.
Then again I might be wrong:
there are so many drugs,
cocaine and crack to all belong
with guns that hold dull slugs!
APARTHEID is our thorn here,
but I do feel rather safe;
the very least I have to fear
is murder in the land we gave.
I have no possessions
and Americans are free;
I'll suffer the oppression
for my life means more to me.
And, Uncle Sam, I will stay home.
I was born an African!
Not like the Pope who visits Rome
and claims the Vatican.
About this poem
In the poem, the cost of oppression is weighed against the sense of nativity. God has given the land to the San just as he has given Israel to the Hebrews. To run from your home land is not the solution to escape policies of oppression. The title suggests that our just & faithful God will return the land to its people.
Written on October 15, 1987
Submitted by Alastaire on August 23, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF XXXX XGHG IHIH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 646 |
Words | 131 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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