A REFUGEE'S SORROW

All I ever wanted, was to live a happy life
Never did I imagine, I'll one day face this plight 
I never wanted a life filled with sorrow so rife
All I hoped for in my life, only a little light

Home was the best, not west nor south
Up until, the war broke out 
I can't even relate all I've seen 
So many war crimes, I'm not even eighteen

Now, I leave for another man's land
Where I'll be tramped upon like I'm sand 
I'll cross oceans, take great risk 
What can I do? I have to act very brisk

With all the misery, different things I ponder 
I'm I not a human? I'm often forced to wonder 
My brothers and sisters, I'm in great pains
Must I endure a lifetime of chains?

Some countries, won't let me through their borders 
Does it really matter that we aren't even brothers?
We're all humans, that's the reality 
We're supposed to live, in peace and Unity.
By Yakubu Musah Mariam

NOW WE ARE DOOMED!!

With a new dawn, comes another bombing

Tons of people dead, everyone sobbing

Day and night, we shed continuous tears

No longer can we, allay our grave fears

Everywhere you go, it's the same story of sorrow

Our faces are now worn, with lines of creased furrow

But don't we know, these are products of our past?

Tell me when, you rendered help last

All things we preach, every word a lie

Why must we do this? O friend! please tell me why

Now we're doomed, by our very own deeds

The crop of hatred blossoms, we sowed the seeds


By Yakubu Mariam Musah