just the beginning

thank you africa

thank you for your welcome

thank you for your hugs and smiles

thank you for your laughter and memories 

thank you for the stories and the experience

but more importantly, 

thank you africa for the TRUTH

thank you for opening my eyes

thank you for your vulnerability

thank you for your cries of pain 

and thank you for the heart break

thank you for tearing down the walls 
and uncovering the foundation
thank you for your challenge 
thank you for the guilt and conviction
thank you africa


but "thank you" just isn't enough
"thank you" doesn't express my thoughts 
or even begin to illustrate my heart
"thank you" is just the beginning 
my beginning - no - HIS beginning