Please Do the Popular Jeru Song and Dance
Instead of bombing, shelling and trashing our neighbors
Let’s all do the highly popular fun ‘Jeru’ dance
By ‘Jeru’, I mean the Jerusalema beats and vibes
Of South Africa. My friends, imagine that we’re not strangers
To each other, because we are all brothers, sisters and cousins
Let’s stop the deadly explosions in the streets of Ukraine
Let’s stop bombing and slapping the mountains of Afghanistan
Let’s stop the evil and senseless bombings for the sake of humanity
Let’s stop the nasty nuclear cruise missiles and the glide bombs
Let’s feed the children and eradicate poverty and misery
Especially excessive or extreme hunger. Let’s stop the pogroms
Let’s be clean competitors and the champions of everlasting Peace
Let’s stop the daily wars of our lives from the Middle East
To Bagdad, from the shanty and small towns to the streets of Kiev
Oh! Yes, we are indeed the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve
Let’s do the song and dance of Master KG and Sister Nomceko Zikode
Let’s spread harmony, dignity and love in the deep Valley
Let’s feel good about ourselves to make the late Miriam Makeba
Very proud. Wake up! Get up! And stand up to talk to each other
Stop the kidnappings everywhere, stop distributing weapons
To evil and wrong hands. We don’t need the bombs and the harpoons
Quit, stop, and stop creating more enemies and more unfriendly situations
Let’s stop all chaos and mayhems, and let’s invent positive celebrations
Let’s create beautiful rainbows in the blue skies. Let’s have Peace
In the hearts. Let’s chat, play and laugh; and enjoy divine feasts
Let’s enjoy the ‘Jerusalema’ dance. Put the deadly weapons away
Destroy the bombs in the name of God. Let’s talk, laugh and play.
Copyright © March 2022, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved
Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.
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