A Letter from the dead

Going back. Photo: Ninno Jack Jr

We must return to Mapungubwe

To trace our ancestral roots

We must return to the pyramids

And Animal kingdoms to know our origins

We must return to our hunting ways

And herding days where farming was the heart

Of our health and livestock the pride of our wealth

We must return to our own literature

To tell the future generation our own stories

Music and poetry

We must return to our mountains, rivers

And forest of magical powers

We must return to our carnivals

And festivals where love was our religion

We must return for the sake of the dead