Since then I go
I follow the pathways
beyond the sea and even farther,
beyond the sea and beyond the beyond;
And whenever I approach the wicked,
the Men with black hearts,
whenever I approach the envious,
the Men with black hearts
before me moves the Breath of the Ancestors.
Birago Diop (1906 - 1989) Senegal
Translator not stated
Source: books and writers
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