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Give Back by cbase: 4:47pm On Oct 08, 2013
I watched a child cry
‘Cos his dad upgraded to Apple IOS 7
But then I see another child cry
‘Cos he’s afflicted with hunger
I’ve seen kids withdrawn from school
‘Cos there isn’t enough to feed them with
Talk less of paying their school fees
No child deserves that
Every kid deserves an education.

I’ve seen children sick
There momma cry for help
‘Lil boy needs a heart surgery or a face lift
But no help’s forthcoming
Such agonies and pains
Sweet mommas’ shouldn’t feel.

I’ve seen a girl child married
To a man old enough to be his grand pa
Give her a pen, not your penis grandpa!
Send her to school, not your bed.
I’ve seen smart kids
Streetwise, talented and not recognized
Till they stowaway in plane wheels
Desperate moves
Bid to escape the country.


But then, this isn’t just about kids
I mean grown folks go hungry too
Families without shelter
Big daddy cry because his lil’ girl’s prostituting
Feel like a bum when he can’t fend for his family
That’s mean; he shouldn’t feel less like a man

I know some friends
Outta school six – seven years ago
Jobless, unemployed
Can’t support themselves
Talk less of starting families
I also know folks who lost their jobs
Means of livelihood
Reminds me to save
Take seriously my financial planning.

I’ve seen the rich take advantage of the poor
And I’ve seen the poor kidnap and kill the rich


Who the hell cares?
But we do, don’t we?

Life is unfair
But we count ourselves lucky
I know I am.
Our stomach don’t hurt
3 times a day we eat
7 days a week
Over our heads there’s a roof
Covered, our unclothedness is
Nourished are our kids
And healthy are our families.

Uncle 2pac said “It's time for us as a people to start making some changes.
Change the way we live and change the way we treat each other.”
I wonder what it takes to make this world a better place...
Let’s start that war on poverty
its time to heal each other

Feed that hungry child
Pick an interest, send him to school
Invest in that poor home
Orphanages abound
Even amidst us helpless orphans struggle
I got love for my unemployed brothers,
We can go somewhere definitely
When we share with each other


If we don’t take care of them
Who will? Definitely not Dettol

Come on! Adopt a charity
Give hope
Give Back

#singing Lucky Dube’s “blessed is the hand that giveth… ”

Re: Give Back by Dyt(f): 5:17pm On Oct 08, 2013
Base nwa
My otoyo handsome
Chop it
Re: Give Back by cbase: 5:42pm On Oct 08, 2013
lol. chop wetin ?
Re: Give Back by Dyt(f): 5:51pm On Oct 08, 2013
angry angry
Re: Give Back by cbase: 9:34am On Oct 13, 2013
Aw aw, sorry na, Dyt my love.
Have you seen my blog?
Its in my signature. Check am out
Re: Give Back by Dyt(f): 9:38am On Oct 13, 2013
Someone was asking of u o
I don forget him name
Mk I go find am

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Re: Give Back by Dyt(f): 9:39am On Oct 13, 2013
REMMEI:
where's cbase mam?

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Re: Give Back by REMMEI(m): 2:21am On Dec 13, 2014
I missed this bruh o... seriously I do.. are you back for real or?
Re: Give Back by Dyt(f): 10:53am On Dec 13, 2014
That yeye base is not back ooo
He only peeps

Make I go pull him ear

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Re: Give Back by cbase: 3:59pm On Jun 21, 2015
But you didn't come pull my ear after all.
You dey fear? #lol

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