An African child

In the birth of age

Was the face of an African child

Under the scorching sun

Cries and tears

Fatherless and motherless

Under the scorching sun

Rumors and wails

He sighed and prostrated

Booms multiplied

And the child in a valley

Woes and terror

The Artillery sounded

And the child in a valley

The dragon flies in the sky

No dance no laughter

Blinked blinked, the eyes down

Nothing much to spare

Breath and life

Death and sorrow

Nothing much to spare

A day to come for your life

Roars uncounted

Bellies shrunken

Memories were bygone

Stomach and hunger

Brains and thoughts

Memories were bygone

Worries quietened hungry stomachs

Banged and clutched

The child emaciated with a spoon

On the river bank

Quenched and rose

A step and fell

On the river bank

A fisherman closer to rescue

The steps of the Samaritans

A few kilometers ahead

A child longing for refuge

Legs weakened

Eyes helpless

A child longing for refuge

Got a sail for refuge

Vast and populated

The refugees foresaw their future

The child in a feeding centre

Epidemics and lives lost

Rain and shine

The child in a feeding centre

Getting alphabets

All fruits and leaves edible

In the rainy season

An African child under feeding

Young and feeding program

Old and fruits and leaves

An African child under feeding

But the camp shifted stopping attacks