Freedom Poem by CHINWENWA IBEH

Why can’t my people have freedom?
Freedom in their country.

Children of Africa dying.
Dying of hunger.

Why can’t innocent children?
Have peace in their country.

Why should they pay for the sins of their fathers?
I ask all African leaders.

Why the pains and starvation in Africa?
In spite all our wealth.

Why can’t our leaders?
Give us a permanent solution
A solution that will end the war.
And bring peace in Africa.

Solution that will end the war.
And bring peace in Africa,
Solution that will end HIV & AIDS.
To stop our children from dying.

When will THEY stop terrorizing us?
When will THEY stop fraud and emblezzment in our country?
So that we can grow.

I travel round the world,
I see she is blessed among the others.
With various resources.
Like: crude oil, coal, gold, silver, diamond and others.
But still we wallow and shallow In pains, starvation, slavery and diseases.
Our resources we don’t see.
The revenue that comes from it.

Freedom I know is that confidence we should have to ourselves.
But live in our shadows, pains and fears.
Again, why should war go beyond 5 to 10 years?
In this modern time.

A question we need to answer.