I weep for my South African brother Hector Pieterson and the more than 500 other children whose rights, visions, dreams, future and bodies were crushed by people that were supposed to protect them in the Soweto Uprising
I weep for the 2.7 million children that death took in Africa's first World War in the Democratic Republic of Congo
I weep for the little ones striped by poverty, murdered by starvation during the civil war in Nigeria
I weep for my little brothers and sisters in South Sudan
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Nice poem... Awakening African poets to matters of necessity.. The pen is mightier than the weapons of war..
An insightful piece of poetry that highlights the plight and deplorable condition of African Children, who are mostly affected by political and economic instability prevalent in the continent, with a call for universal brotherhood of man. Lovely poem elegantly brought forth with conviction. Thanks for sharing Osumareton. Please read my poem MANDELA - THE IMMORTAL ICON.
Thank you very much Mr. Chinedu