LULLABY OF REASON

What are you looking at?
I am talking to you Delta,
And to you, Nigeria,
Not left out is Africa.
Why the differences?
Why the bloody scenes?

Delta, stop seeing the hats
See the hearts.
Nigeria, forget the tribes
And focus on lives.
Africa, forget he or she is white,
We all have a right.

Commit these words to memory,
They are for us all;
The hat, the tribe and the colour
Speak no peace but war.
But the heart speaks of love.

Our common enemy is not Tutsi or Huti
Our enemy is poverty.
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Posted: Nov 2009
About this poem:
I want Africa to stop fighting wars and start building bridges.

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Neostylites
Thanks for sharing your lovely thoughts and very nice poems. But I should add that your enemy is not poverty, it's your exploited wealth!
peace peace peace
gypsyheart
Beautiful poem again handsomest and very true words spokenhug bouquet
handsomest
Thanks for the comments
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