BLACK   INFERIORITY

I cannot be a scientist

I cannot be someone so recognizable in life

I am destined for failure

My life is doomed

I am leading towards nothing

My mind told me all this

BUT WHY?

Because l am black, because I am African

This thought and mentality of self-hatred

This thought of self mocking 

I t seemed to be genetically inherent

Because for generation it has haunted us

It has haunted those of my complexion

Little had l known that this thought

Little had l known that this mentality

 The major reason behind our failure

Had to be abolished, it had to be deleted

We needed optimism and abandon pessimism

In place of inferiority we needed superiority

I could be anyone in life; achieve great things

The power to do this lies in my hands 

The power to change history lays my passion

For decades I had been told what l couldn’t do

For decades l never really knew what l was capable of doing

Fellow brethren, fellow blacks

Let us stand for ourselves, be positive 

And remove this element of self-hatred 

Eradicate inferiority of race or colour

We can be what we want to be in life

It takes focus, dedication and determination

Yes l can be the next richest person on earth

I can go beyond my horizons,

For the sky is the limit

TAKUDZWA ZIWENJERE