Tuesday 27 May 2014

This is For You.



Standing here close from afar,
That child lost in existence
With no strength left to spar
And staring into the gloomy distance,
This is for you…

To the dying, starved, lifeless one;
The abused, slaved, abandoned kid,
Whose tears and pain can’t be undone,
And face, gloom and sorrow has hid,
This is for you…

And to that one whose eyes’ dry
For no more tears can make its way;
No more strength to make a sigh
And hope never coming by,
This is for you…

The lost souls who stare from above
With pity for mates here left for dead,
Warning the child unborn with love,
“Earth is not a place to tread!”
This is for you…

This is for you to keep within your fist:
Never is hope lost though could tarry;
Death and strife may not desist
And this burden for longer you may carry.

But only for a little time more…
Hope has set sail and soon to dock
With only a moment arriving at shore
And finally all your pains no more to stock.

Dark as it may be, the dawn is nigh;
And just when the time is right
All you’ll see is light in the sky.
This is for you: Just hold on tight!


*Dedicated to the millions of starving children all over the world and the thousands being abused daily. To the kidnapped Chibok girls in Nigeria who are not celebrating Children's day in their homes, and the slaved child whose future is bleak; all of whom cannot access the internet.

- Ayodeji Omole


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