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Westernization Is Evil by kingIfey(m): 2:47am On Oct 21, 2016 |
Westernization is Evil Westernization is Evil. It is the Demon that Possessed our Land, Whirled us in a wind Of subservience, Shackled our thoughts And extricated our Hunger for prosperity. Westernization is Evil It called us apes, Saw us as Slaves, Brought us a faith That made us change Our old ways. Westernization is evil It took our brothers Brainwashed them, Erased their identity, Gave them theirs Which they regard As supreme. Westernization is Evil? They taught us How To read and write, They brought us The Idea of wearing clothes, They abolished our culture That harmed our people. They thought Africa was evil. Because they killed their twins. They thought Africa was evil Because Ogbanje Was Not welcomed They thought Africa was evil Because people given To the gods of the land Were avoided. They thought Africa was evil Because it didn't Know Christ. They thought Africa was evil Because the kings of some Kingdoms in Africa Would die and be buried With their servants alive. They thought Africa was evil Because human sacrifice Was inevitable in the land. So, when we say Westernization is evil, Should we drop all that White man believe in and Hanker after our Forefathers' ways? Should we fling all The gadgets that make life easier And march into our farms To make ridges with our hoes? Was Chinua Achebe unhappy About the White man's invasion? What if it never happened? Would he have known He could have be a good writer? What if it never happened, Would you and I be here To WRITE about it? What if it never happened, Wouldn't we just Walk the streets , Oh i forgot we wouldn't have streets. Wouldn't we just walk The paths miserly clad? Ladies wouldn't care about Their breasts thrusting up and down Men wouldn't over-ogle The ladies because Their breasts would be A daily sight to them. Should we feel that our Ideology has been marred? I believe that The age of enlightenment Is better than the age When our minds brewed Of immense darkness. It is time We got the memo. And that is, our culture cannot be What it was before The white man came. Nothing is Evil, Evil is what you Make of something. Killing twins was not evil Until the white made it evil. Mingling with Osu was evil Until the white man Came and the evil In it, was found no more. Ladies who flaunted Their breasts in the past Were not seen as evil. White man came, Gave us clothes Now, when we see cleavage, We call the bearer Agent of the Evil one. Our Masquerades Entertained our forefathers. It wasn't evil then. But now, masquerading Is akin to Marauding ghouls Walking amidst humankind. What then is evil? Evil is what we make of things. By King Ifey Muonyili Picture credit to jenifer Hayden http://kingifey..com.ng/2016/10/westernization-is-evil-by-king-ifey.html?m=1
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