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"My Alphabet" By Yasmin Ahmed by Nobody: 8:18am On Feb 18, 2015 |
Even if you like poetry or not, this is for you [img]http://1.bp..com/-dINoLmZPUo0/VOO27ii-LyI/AAAAAAAAAHE/ypYXBFBweJ4/s1600/facebook.jpg[/img] This poem is one of the poems to be used in the African Poetry Project compilation to be out later in the year (hopefully). It is written by Ugandan, Yasmin Ahmed (Adams) (c). 2015 African Poetry Project, All rights reserved. A is for angry The emotion that I have B is for boring The teacher at the front C is for caring The feeling that I crave D is for dangerous The look in my eyes E is for elation The feeling I’ve never known F is for forgiving Something I’ll never do G is for grand The kind of life I crave H is for help That no one ever gave I is for imagination The only asset I own J is for Jordan The corrupt government official K is for killer That the judge set free L is for love That is only a dream M is for money That the government embezzles N is for natives That suffer everyday O is for oppression That we face everyday P is for poem The only voice I have left Q is for questions That have no answers R is for religion That now exploits us. S is for slums Where most of us live T is for torture Every day that I live U is for unity Nothing but a theory V is for virginity That has lost sense and meaning W is for water That has not become scarce X is for x-ray To see through our government Y is for youth That know no truth Z is for zeal To be done with this regime That is my alphabet With all I have seen and heard And even if you try so hard I will surely be heard And put an end To a situation that is so sad. |
Re: "My Alphabet" By Yasmin Ahmed by Nobody: 8:20am On Feb 18, 2015 |
Re: "My Alphabet" By Yasmin Ahmed by LogoDWhiz(m): 8:31am On Feb 18, 2015 |
Wow! This is interesting and enlightening. Dealt with some real life issues. Cc: obinoscopy, seun,Ishilove oma4u, d9ty7 I wish more people can see this 1 Like |
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