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Là-bas y’a tout

Explore the contrasting realities between the Babtous country and the Bantous country through poetic verses, highlighting the experiences of an African in search of their place in the world. This introspective journey challenges societal norms and sheds light on the struggles faced by those considered "other."

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Là-bas y’a tout

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  1. Là-bas y’a tout

  2. It would appear that in the Babtous country

  3. it is not like being in Bantous country

  4. people say that everything is there; everything is there

  5. the sun does not burn

  6. hunger does not kill

  7. fire is gentle, tame and docile

  8. sometimes it rains water

  9. sometimes it is cotton balls.

  10. I’m not Kounta Kinté But, who are you ?Who are you ?

  11. I am not Kounta Kinté

  12. Who are you who are you?

  13. I am Africa…the Third World

  14. An African with a dark fate

  15. I am the damned of the earth

  16. I am the red flesh that feeds your barbed wire

  17. this gigantic iron wall

  18. darkened by the blood

  19. of contemporary explorers

  20. never understood and caught in a trap

  21. like those cursed boar

  22. worn out from rushing

  23. worn out from sobbing

  24. I’m not Kounta Kinté But, who are you ?Who are you ?

  25. I am not Kounta Kinté

  26. Who are you who are you?

  27. I faced this barrier this huge metal barrier

  28. that leaves one on the brink of society

  29. a symbol of rejection scorn for the less well off

  30. tanned people who are too dark-skinned

  31. to lighten the promised land

  32. I carry inside me the spirits

  33. the souls of 14 000 drowned

  34. 14 000 drowned inanonymity off the murderous coasts

  35. the sparkling palaces

  36. that dazzle you until you are blind

  37. on the opposite bank

  38. I’m not Kounta Kinté But, who are you ?Who are you ?

  39. I am not Kounta Kinté

  40. Who are youwho are you?

  41. Gibraltar,

  42. you want my hide, you will not get it

  43. your attempts at dissuasion

  44. scarcely intimidate me

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