The Loom Continues to Weave
The loom still weaves
Blue Cotton fills my new skies
My brother now lost but oh so close
A land once home now alone
Twisting and turning through the sins
Pandora once released, my bracelet
The only thing left but even that broke.
Reborn my wings now steady
I soar like the eagle.
And still
The loom still weaves
Green Aso-oke cloth weaves the feathers of my new wings,
Learning to fly through the bizarre streets
Of Lagos, the world was never quiet,
My soul always full.
I remember hearing Fela Kuti,
For the first time,
12 minutes passed as the guns blared and
zombies fill the streets,
our protectors wear a new mask.
I remember leaving her,
Leaving home, it rained and
Water no get enemy
So my tears abandoned me.
And still
The loom still weaves
The rich red silk fills the beauty of my
Kente cloth, proud I stand
Like the men who led once
They’re torch blaze like the vibrant
Kente cloth, proud I stand
Serene like the waves of the Gold Coast,
Beholding the fertile Ashante land,
Renewed by the crisp Saharan wind,
Harmonizing with the wind singing “Adaawe,”
Me dɔ wo I whisper waiting to return as
Passion lights my dormant torch a blazing red,
The black star I’ve sewn on my chest
Makes me one with my kin.
And still…