I am my African ancestors
Evidence of a unique way of being in the world
I am the slave on the auction block – not one of the captors
I am there to be sold
I am the divided world
Where hate sometimes seem as the only offer
Yet behold
I am the past, the now and the future
I am life’s withering and renewing
Creating hope from the core of despair- disappointing and inspiring
That’s the nature of my call
My commitment is for I, each of us and for all
Ian Phillips (2009)