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THE SONG OF A STREET CHILD

adminDecember 13, 2013July 16, 2017

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The Song Of Street Child
www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Song Of Street Child]
Condemned to life in the streets
Forced to stand on my feet
I make my home in urban slums
And find myself in the midst of hoodlums

With sticks and stones I’m chased away
I roam from place to place day after day
My plight, no one is willing to listen
With unwholesome tears, my eyes glisten

No home, no food, no education
Why was I a part of God’s creation?
The other children laugh me to scorn
Cos my future is like that of rotten corn

Overwhelmed by a deep sense of hopelessness
For my life is nothing but an absolute mess
Since no one’s willing to give me a dime
I am not to blame if I resort to crime

Written by: Saviour Iz Otubelu
Edited by: Kukogho Iruesiri Samson

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4 thoughts on “THE SONG OF A STREET CHILD”

  1. OLADELE MICHAEL.I says:
    December 13, 2013 at 10:29 am

    Nice one.
    ……crime isnt d best….

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    1. Kukogho Iruesiri Samson says:
      December 13, 2013 at 9:10 pm

      yes

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  2. kgbethlehem says:
    December 14, 2013 at 6:36 am

    very nice poetry..

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    1. Kukogho Iruesiri Samson says:
      February 7, 2014 at 8:24 am

      thank you

      Reply

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