ELEGIAC: "THE BLACK DIAMOND IN THE RED SEA" BY SAGEBOY ABDULAI FAHBUNDEH
Dressed in black, shining like an apple star.
In thy shadow we have grown up; and with your gentleness we stand at ease.
Now and then — never are they alike.
As peace and love grew so bravely within the testaments of ancient civilizations, and in blessings came every day.
Every man’s door opened in laughter and joy.
Unity and peace paving ways to allotting freedom the symbolic glory to rise.
Today.
The black diamond is in peace not; but in the tearful woes of the Red Sea.
Where the living black particles work no longer as one.
Never to be peaceful, never to be brave.
We as particles of the black world ever stand apart since the advent of the white colored man.
Against the harmfulness of their deeds— the black diamond have had no good yield in turn.
They shipped through the waters into our land with fear not, no shame.
By them, our riches and blackness all beaten aside.
The came, yes!
And with no joke returned them to their motherlands —leaving our long term enriched sites hunted.
Today: the black diamond; now a stroke one.
In its realm found no goodness, no resounding success.
Today comes the dark continent capped in corruption and disunity.
Our mother continent left only to be laughed by — in shame.
All efforts and sacrifices we do, all!
Still, the continent is as black and dark as it was.
Regardless of all odds we keep voicing our mind in black and white.
The remnant particles we stand ever imperishable; fighting for our true potential to come.
Though in the midst of the Red Sea.
© Sageboy Abdulai Fahbundeh.
- Sierra Leone
The poem The Black Diamond in the Red Sea portrays Africa as a precious "black diamond" that was once a land of peace, unity, prosperity, and rich civilizations. The poet recalls a time when people lived happily, freedom flourished, and the continent's greatness was evident.
The poem then reflects on the arrival of colonial powers, whose exploitation and extraction of Africa's wealth contributed to the continent's suffering. The poet laments how Africa's resources were taken away and how the unity of its people was weakened, leaving the continent struggling with poverty, corruption, and disunity.
Despite these challenges, the poem ends on a hopeful note. The poet believes that Africa's people remain resilient and determined to overcome their difficulties. Through perseverance and collective effort, they continue to fight for the continent's true potential and a brighter future.
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