Mothers of African kids have learnt to cook empty pot as lullaby
\nto pet their hungry wards to bed,
\nthey’ve done it, not once, not twice
\nit has become an addiction.<\/p>\n
Fathers of African kids have rolled their father’s name
\ninto their pant pockets
\nhunger doesn’t exist with pride on the same skin.
\nTheir skins are burnt in everyday sun, they have
\nchildren, they have wives waiting for their breadwinner<\/p>\n
like thirsty dogs await the rain in a desert<\/p>\n
It’s so sad for Africa, a lion has allowed itself
\nto be tamed into a bottle of wine, <\/p>\n
our politicians have served too much of our lion-ness to international allies to cover up
\ntheir corruptions, <\/p>\n
local farmers are the ones feeling the heat,
\nordinary men are the ones catching hope in the land like they
\nare catching air particles<\/p>\n
civil servants are the ones shock absorbing all the damages
\nour leaders have caused the continent.<\/p>\n
\u00a9 \u00c0d\u00e8l\u00e9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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