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Tying a string to loan Coercing a poor country, Under the yoke of poverty To squawk and groan, Also making The noose tighter, tighter So that aid it fails to garner, Allow a hypocrite donor To flog the receiver Into a restricted domain To every donor’s whim Saying “Amen.” Tragically, this way receiver’s Development wishes And growths’ talk Will go up in smoke. In such manner, With malfunctioned cog, Receiver turns The tail of the donor dog, . On the other hand, For donor’s Geopolitical advantage, With preferential treatment The ingratiating donor’s pet, Pampered, will enjoy Jealously -strewn Dream’s fulfillment To its heart’s content, While the pushover Smothered, maltreatments Has to suffer. It is such strings The pushover-made Ethiopia managed to cut To generate much-needed Over 5000 Megawatt. Megawatt, which commands, On the back, many a pat. In so doing Ethiopia has set an example Emerging countries Could realize Developmental take off By own dabble Ramming home donors’ Double standard is What they can Do without, while in Birth cry bout. Chopping the string With a self-esteem knife Ethiopia born GERD to life Tapping Abay (Blue Nile)— A confluence of rivers, Which are rife. Ethiopia is Tapping its gigantic river That originates from its soil To do away with women’s Back-breaking toil. Ethiopia is harnessing Its prodigal river To avoid fetching firewood, Chocked with smoke, To prepare food. Ethiopia is subduing Its God-bestowed river To outreach with light Students that study Late into the night For want of A reading lamp That use smoky lantern In far-flung corners of The country’s Schools’ map. Ethiopia is Forcing the river Yield a hand So that Nation’ demand Electricity— Mushrooming industries’ Lifeblood— Soon, will flow Like an irrigating flood. Ethiopia is Taming the wild river In a bid Environment-friendly GERD starts Generating hydropower soon To let the region enjoy The unprecedented boon. When GERD materializes, The heinous, covetous Donors’ pet , Which claims to date The river is Its exclusive right Will be Coerced to stop Eclipsing the country’s Affluence hope. The less privileged Round the globe Which are Under the same fate Ethiopia’s Development ****** Could emulate. Soon Ethiopia will Join the club Countries marked Industrial hub. You know something? Arm twisting Is the mystery of the string! So go for bootstrapping Use shoestring.
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Apr 8, 2021
Apr 8, 2021 at 3:38 AM UTC
From beacon of freedom to emblem of bootstrapping growth
Tying a string to loan Coercing a poor country, Under the yoke of poverty To squawk and groan, Also making The noose tighter, tighter So that aid it fails to garner, Allow a hypocrite donor To flog the receiver Into a restricted domain To every donor’s whim Saying “Amen.” Tragically, this way receiver’s Development wishes And growths’ talk Will go up in smoke. In such manner, With malfunctioned cog, Receiver turns The tail of the donor dog, . On the other hand, For donor’s Geopolitical advantage, With preferential treatment The ingratiating donor’s pet, Pampered, will enjoy Jealously -strewn Dream’s fulfillment To its heart’s content, While the pushover Smothered, maltreatments Has to suffer. It is such strings The pushover-made Ethiopia managed to cut To generate much-needed Over 5000 Megawatt. Megawatt, which commands, On the back, many a pat. In so doing Ethiopia has set an example Emerging countries Could realize Developmental take off By own dabble Ramming home donors’ Double standard is What they can Do without, while in Birth cry bout. Chopping the string With a self-esteem knife Ethiopia born GERD to life Tapping Abay (Blue Nile)— A confluence of rivers, Which are rife. Ethiopia is Tapping its gigantic river That originates from its soil To do away with women’s Back-breaking toil. Ethiopia is harnessing Its prodigal river To avoid fetching firewood, Chocked with smoke, To prepare food. Ethiopia is subduing Its God-bestowed river To outreach with light Students that study Late into the night For want of A reading lamp That use smoky lantern In far-flung corners of The country’s Schools’ map. Ethiopia is Forcing the river Yield a hand So that Nation’ demand Electricity— Mushrooming industries’ Lifeblood— Soon, will flow Like an irrigating flood. Ethiopia is Taming the wild river In a bid Environment-friendly GERD starts Generating hydropower soon To let the region enjoy The unprecedented boon. When GERD materializes, The heinous, covetous Donors’ pet , Which claims to date The river is Its exclusive right Will be Coerced to stop Eclipsing the country’s Affluence hope. The less privileged Round the globe Which are Under the same fate Ethiopia’s Development ****** Could emulate. Soon Ethiopia will Join the club Countries marked Industrial hub. You know something? Arm twisting Is the mystery of the string! So go for bootstrapping Use shoestring.
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alem-hailu-gkristos
Apr 8, 2021
Apr 8, 2021 at 3:38 AM UTC
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