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Our Future In Their Tommies

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When the children drink soured pap for breakfast
Eat unripe mangoes for lunch
Harvest unmature cassava for supper
The failure of the elders is no longer in doubt
Who ate the future of their children too soon.

(Saturday 18/09/2021,11.35am)

Kingsley Egbukole

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

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The near hopeless situation of the Nigerian children in the hands of corrupt and greedy politicians

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LeeAnn Azzopardi 13 October 2023

Powerful poem Kingsley TFS and Encore! ! ! !

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Anjandev Roy 13 October 2023

This is wisely penned......thanks for sharing...

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UNNIKRISHNAN Sivasankara Menon 13 April 2022

Really a heart-rending account of the poverty and deprivation persisting in the country. " failure of the elders ….Who ate the future of their children too soon." Very sharp focused poetry..

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Kingsley Egbukole 13 October 2023

Thanks Menon. Remain blessed

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