Ashanti Goldfields High School, Ghana	íàçàä
Poem "Love for power" and "The world of today" Ãîä ñîçäàíèÿ: 2000

Love for power Once I heard the dying groans of the people It shakes me with sorrow to see Young men and women Wailing and dying from the wars of power and leadership Weeping for their suffering misfortune Sometimes I find myself weeping To see people dead from the wars of power, because men in power Abuse their fellowmen and because leaders want to maintain their leadership, the innocent have to sacrifice their lives. Because the power drunk have not given up their power Many will begin to fall, the guns will continue To kill and the wars will continue to wage all because of power. For the love of power is greater than the love for peace. So when will the fighting stop When will the fire cease When will weapons be laid down? And leaders begin to search for peace, For tolerance and respect human rights. For how many more must die, when there could be peace. Oh! What a love for power when men can love peace. Oswald Quaicoo (15 years) The world of today When will tolerance and peace come into our system The world of today is full of miseries, wars and rumors of wars Men clothed in little power suppress their fellow men Some smile whilst other weep Sorrow and uncertainties are all over the place Pride, arrogance, sycophancy, íàçàäbiting and selfishness have taken over the world Misunderstandings here and there Countries, arming themselves to the teeth When will tolerance and peace come into our system? Are we going to live in this mess till we join the heavenly choir? Certainly not! Leaders of Africa and the entire world: be selfless Your respect for your people has now turn to respect for money We surely look forward to a day when men will really Live like brothers, loving one another and living In peace and happiness After all, one blood, one world, one supreme being, God almighty With tolerance, peace and happiness as our goal The world would be a successful and peaceful one. Kwame Anokye