OAU
            It is time to evaluate you
            To measure you;
            To weigh you on a scale of justice
            For the thirty-six years of service
            You rendered during your existence.

                    We have waited for so long
                    With millions of African throng
                    To hail you with exalting song
                    For whatever service but wrong;
                    The plan to eradicate poverty
                    For whatever service but wrong;
                    The plan to eradicate poverty
                    To work for peace and prosperity
                    As envisioned with certainty.

            Yes, oh OAU
            As Africans with flicker of hope in you
            We have to pose queries of concern,
            To measure your success and let you earn
            The respect that you deserve if you do
            As you owe us justice long overdue

                        On the annual meetings you conducted
                        The resolutions you passed
                        The actions you took
                        To take members off the hook
                        If you sincerely attempted,
                        Were you, in all respects, firm or weak?

                        Did you take the actions that you did legally
                        Within the framework of the charter?
                        Did you execute them fairly
                        To avoid any complaint later?
                        Can you live with your decision morally
                        When you see lives die in wars and hunger?

            On this we challenge you
            Out of formality we say, dear OAU;
            But with words blunt and uncouth
            We will tell you nothing but the truth;
            You are unassertive and timid
            Your judgement unfair and unjust indeed,
            Causing many African lives to perish
            While letting your vested interest flourish.

             Thus, on the scale of justice unwavering
             You are weighed and found lacking
             With no divine right to predict your fall
             We wish and pray that you overhaul.


Sincerely
Amdetsion Kidane
Springfield, VA