#ubuntu - Hello Poetry

Fulfilling. Words I do not understand. An unknown language. Yet the strings vibrate softly through the air, rippling outward. My ears open for more. The sound moves like breath through my chest. My heart full. One song holding many emotions. Nothing contained. The sound carries me beyond this moment. Everywhere. Present.

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Mar 7

Mar 7, 2026 at 8:18 AM UTC

TemisUncloudedMind

Favorite Song (Ubuntu)

Fulfilling. Words I do not understand. An unknown language. Yet the strings vibrate softly through the air, rippling outward. My ears open for more. The sound moves like breath through my chest. My heart full. One song holding many emotions. Nothing contained. The sound carries me beyond this moment. Everywhere. Present.

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I can’t sing so I write lyrics to elevate chi Words that make your brain neurons Fire and enlighten your brain, firing like Chung li Kicks that strikes an emotion That flows like the synergy of the ocean Jump in with or without your clothes on Doesn’t matter, god made us naked After the fishes eat, they swim for fun We’re living, lucky, all under the sun After all is said and done we are one So let us past on our positive chi

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Jan 7, 2022

Jan 7, 2022 at 1:17 AM UTC

RMMurray

Chi

I can’t sing so I write lyrics to elevate chi Words that make your brain neurons Fire and enlighten your brain, firing like Chung li Kicks that strikes an emotion That flows like the synergy of the ocean Jump in with or without your clothes on Doesn’t matter, god made us naked After the fishes eat, they swim for fun We’re living, lucky, all under the sun After all is said and done we are one So let us past on our positive chi

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Am I right? Or am I wrong? What is a poet? What is a human? I come across these questions daily but I'm left with blank pages Longing for but can never receive a true answer

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Nov 11, 2017

Nov 11, 2017 at 11:23 PM UTC

DeAnn

Questions

Am I right? Or am I wrong? What is a poet? What is a human? I come across these questions daily but I'm left with blank pages Longing for but can never receive a true answer

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Remember DOS 3.2? or even 6.0? I liked windows 3.1 I liked windows 3.11, ya know used windows 95 also used 98 fell in love with XP vista, wasn't great waited for windows 7 to get straitened out finally did, bout 2 years ago gave up my XP, with doubt they forced 10 upon me buggy, intrusive, and badly done ultimately got sic of it Ubuntu's the one, that won

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May 24, 2017

May 24, 2017 at 3:33 PM UTC

TemporalFugue

Operating Dissonance

Remember DOS 3.2? or even 6.0? I liked windows 3.1 I liked windows 3.11, ya know used windows 95 also used 98 fell in love with XP vista, wasn't great waited for windows 7 to get straitened out finally did, bout 2 years ago gave up my XP, with doubt they forced 10 upon me buggy, intrusive, and badly done ultimately got sic of it Ubuntu's the one, that won

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Sound a horn for the lioness with a horn Show her that her cubs are starving They’re devouring one another Because their fathers are misbehaving They have no choice but to bite Even those of their kind

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May 23, 2017

May 23, 2017 at 1:18 PM UTC

Elfuric

The Lioness With A Horn

Sound a horn for the lioness with a horn Show her that her cubs are starving They’re devouring one another Because their fathers are misbehaving They have no choice but to bite Even those of their kind

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Golden Magnificent Emboldening Transcending Emerging and engaging Merging and integrating I see my Africa Rising as the sun Ascending After a seemingly endless night Propelled by the rising sun I glimpse the eclipse in the horizon Compelled by the morning songs of the African birds I spread my wings ready to fly like an eagle Dark clouds dissipating giving way to light Just as I was anticipating it’s time to fly To freely fly in the blue sky Without treacherous clouds threatening my graceful flight Hovering in the heavens Visualizing all inhabitants Working towards one goal As I play my spirit given role Happy and at peace I sing the African song You have blessed the sun Now in light, I swim You have reduced the darkness Now my light prevails Development is imminent Upon the African Continent

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May 18, 2017

May 18, 2017 at 9:27 AM UTC

Elfuric

African Dawn

Golden Magnificent Emboldening Transcending Emerging and engaging Merging and integrating I see my Africa Rising as the sun Ascending After a seemingly endless night Propelled by the rising sun I glimpse the eclipse in the horizon Compelled by the morning songs of the African birds I spread my wings ready to fly like an eagle Dark clouds dissipating giving way to light Just as I was anticipating it’s time to fly To freely fly in the blue sky Without treacherous clouds threatening my graceful flight Hovering in the heavens Visualizing all inhabitants Working towards one goal As I play my spirit given role Happy and at peace I sing the African song You have blessed the sun Now in light, I swim You have reduced the darkness Now my light prevails Development is imminent Upon the African Continent

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Lost is the African pride Gone are those who could ride the tide Left are those who drown beneath the wave Prone to dehumanization because of greed I see burning buildings Mutilated bodies Escalating violence And social unrest Lost is the Spirit of Ubuntu Left is a society deprived of its integrity Selfishness and poverty is at the core of our society Is the real Africa lost to antiquity? Crime is rife as people strive for a decent life. A decent life earned through decadence Should we stone foreigners because the government is failing to provide employment? Or should we burn down buildings so that our voices can be heard? I am ashamed of the profanity we breed It’s a calamity for us to be xenophobic It’s a taboo for us to call Africans foreigners in their motherland. It’s not who they are. It’s not who we are It’s not who you are It’s not who I am Together we are the Africa that has survived slave trade The Africa that has survived apartheid The Africa that has survived colonization The Africa that is surviving westernization We don’t fight for employment We create employment We don’t breed resentment We translate sentiments Let us evoke the Spirit of Ubuntu And let’s behave like men not animals Let us ignite the Spirit of Ubuntu And let’s stand like men immortal The Spirit of Ubuntu is what separates us from animals Terrorism shouldn’t exist in Africa It’s a disgrace for us to be unethical Xenophobia shouldn’t be heard in Africa Animosity is not our portion

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May 17, 2017

May 17, 2017 at 6:28 AM UTC

Elfuric

The Spirit Of Ubuntu

Lost is the African pride Gone are those who could ride the tide Left are those who drown beneath the wave Prone to dehumanization because of greed I see burning buildings Mutilated bodies Escalating violence And social unrest Lost is the Spirit of Ubuntu Left is a society deprived of its integrity Selfishness and poverty is at the core of our society Is the real Africa lost to antiquity? Crime is rife as people strive for a decent life. A decent life earned through decadence Should we stone foreigners because the government is failing to provide employment? Or should we burn down buildings so that our voices can be heard? I am ashamed of the profanity we breed It’s a calamity for us to be xenophobic It’s a taboo for us to call Africans foreigners in their motherland. It’s not who they are. It’s not who we are It’s not who you are It’s not who I am Together we are the Africa that has survived slave trade The Africa that has survived apartheid The Africa that has survived colonization The Africa that is surviving westernization We don’t fight for employment We create employment We don’t breed resentment We translate sentiments Let us evoke the Spirit of Ubuntu And let’s behave like men not animals Let us ignite the Spirit of Ubuntu And let’s stand like men immortal The Spirit of Ubuntu is what separates us from animals Terrorism shouldn’t exist in Africa It’s a disgrace for us to be unethical Xenophobia shouldn’t be heard in Africa Animosity is not our portion

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The Spirit Has Given Us Wounds so that the flies may feast on us The limit has been set by those who infest us with fallacy and hypocrisy. Those who pull the strings so that they remain kings as their subjects decay. Those who grab things which belong to all the African kings of today! “Keep them in the dark, let them not see the goodness of light”, they say. But I am the light of Africa and I will shine so bright to open up their eyes so that they may shine more than I shine Africa is not poor, Africa is being looted Africans are not poor, they are just being cheated. Bribe is costing our lives as our corrupt leaders misuse our resources People are dying as the leaders grow fat and untouchable. Transparency and good governance seems unachievable Discrepancies of unscrupulous activities surfaces whenever the media starts to deceive Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore. Our silence is tolerance to injustice and violence They have violated our minds with their dead conscience. They have desecrated our rights with their dead ignorance We are all leaders lets dethrone these dealers They have annihilated those who could bring change because of their arrogance Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore. Kufa nenyota makumbo arimumvura Honai Baba isu tatambura Kudya nhoko dzezvironda Honai Ishe tauyaura Siyahlupeka!!!! Huyai mutinunure Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore. Distort the message Corrupt the masses Falsify the knowledge Blindfold the masses Broad day sacrilege Sacrifice those who speak out To satisfy the deplorable desire And insatiate the insatiable greed. Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore. You Leaders we erected you are smart... Using our money to fund your reelection processes As you feed us with promises which are nothing but lies All the efforts your make are to meet the interests of your pockets All the votes you take are to increase the weights of your accounts You leaders we've elected you disgust. Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore. What are we? A race in need because of those who lead? A curse on the face of the earth because of our creed? We are a unique and immortal breed. We are going to change our heads so that we succeed.

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May 17, 2017

May 17, 2017 at 6:11 AM UTC

Elfuric

The Spirit Has Given Us Wounds

The Spirit Has Given Us Wounds so that the flies may feast on us The limit has been set by those who infest us with fallacy and hypocrisy. Those who pull the strings so that they remain kings as their subjects decay. Those who grab things which belong to all the African kings of today! “Keep them in the dark, let them not see the goodness of light”, they say. But I am the light of Africa and I will shine so bright to open up their eyes so that they may shine more than I shine Africa is not poor, Africa is being looted Africans are not poor, they are just being cheated. Bribe is costing our lives as our corrupt leaders misuse our resources People are dying as the leaders grow fat and untouchable. Transparency and good governance seems unachievable Discrepancies of unscrupulous activities surfaces whenever the media starts to deceive Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore. Our silence is tolerance to injustice and violence They have violated our minds with their dead conscience. They have desecrated our rights with their dead ignorance We are all leaders lets dethrone these dealers They have annihilated those who could bring change because of their arrogance Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore. Kufa nenyota makumbo arimumvura Honai Baba isu tatambura Kudya nhoko dzezvironda Honai Ishe tauyaura Siyahlupeka!!!! Huyai mutinunure Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore. Distort the message Corrupt the masses Falsify the knowledge Blindfold the masses Broad day sacrilege Sacrifice those who speak out To satisfy the deplorable desire And insatiate the insatiable greed. Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore. You Leaders we erected you are smart... Using our money to fund your reelection processes As you feed us with promises which are nothing but lies All the efforts your make are to meet the interests of your pockets All the votes you take are to increase the weights of your accounts You leaders we've elected you disgust. Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore. What are we? A race in need because of those who lead? A curse on the face of the earth because of our creed? We are a unique and immortal breed. We are going to change our heads so that we succeed.

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