Why kill your culture?

When you were conceived into your mother’s womb

It wasn’t your choice

When you were born in your clan

It wasn’t your choice

When you started to speak

It was the local language around you

And that was and is your mother tongue

Now modern lady, modern gentleman

You don’t want to speak your mother tongue to your children

You say it is local

You don’t want your children to eat Acoli dishes

Kwon kal and Akeyo...; you say,

You say they are tasteless, bitter

Yet they made you what you are

Why kill your culture?

The cool thatched huts of the Acoli 

You say are outdated 

You do not tell stories, riddles, and proverbs to your children

Instead, you want them to concentrate on radios, TVs and the internet to learn other people's culture

Your tribe is your tribe

Your culture is your culture

It is a precious gift from the gods

Love it, keep it

Photo credit: The internet

Through the eyes of Alobo Vine

Mother to AYENYO Joanita

(First written in 2007)