The society rejected them.
They were ejected from their homes.
Disjointed hands.
Broken legs.
Pitiful faces.
Mournful silence ...
They cried and felt like crying again.
They cried again.
They yawned and felt like yawning again.
They yawned again.
They are the homeless children you are seeing here and there.
They are the hopeless old men and women you are seeing in the mornings and in the evenings.
No one cares to give them a chance to emerge on the surfaces of the earth and win more wins.
They are those beggars and street-boys.
They were long time ago mercilessly molested by the tryrans and their allies.
Today and tomorrow,
And the days, and the years, after tomorrow:
Let them find some places to rest.
Give them a place in your heart to find solace.
They have no sugar.
And they don't seem to have tasted its sweetness.
To drink tea,
They use a handful of their tears.
In lieu of a comb,
They use twigs.
They have no perfumed clothes.
Theirs are torn shirts and hats fumed by the vapour of a cooking ***.
To watch a movie,
They use a mirror.
Through it,
They see nothing than their faces.
They say mirror is their television.
The poignancy of poesy shaped their potentials.
Under the influence of the Poet, a plume spoke:
'I dream of a society where the less privileged ones will enjoy freedom and financial independence.'
With the above in mind, the less privileged ones would be considered as an integral part of the world.
They are capable yet they can do zellions of amazing things.
Give them chances to thrive.
Their yesterdays saw them famished.
They were once hopeless.
God blessed them.
Smiles of courage and hope illuminated their faces.
They were once neglected as well as segregated.
They need to be encouraged and supported.
On their education enough money should be invested.
To enable them learn skills and acquire sound knowledge needed for self-development and progress across the globe.
Adamu Danjuma
Every child counts
