Ashanti Goldfields High School, Ghana	íàçàä
Poem "The need" and "When will tolerance come?" and "Our mothers are wailing" Ãîä ñîçäàíèÿ: 2000

The Need When the sun rises happily from the east to meet wars. It then sets sadly in the west When the bright morning appears And is met with corruption in men Its brightness fades slowly A world with happiness and sorrow All because the sorrowful are ignorant of their rights They wail because they sufer from "Illiteracy of Rights" But the time has come to know that your rights is the power you own To freedom, peace and unity The time for men to decide on their own is now. The time for men to also act according to their choices and will without preferences. But only make sure your limitations do not exceed the law. We must believe in human rights Because without rights, peace will never prevail. Therefore fight for your right Louisa Acheampong (14 yrs) When will tolerance come? When will tolerance come? I keep running from North to South I can't stop running because there is no tolerance People are beging slaughtered like animals. When will this cruelty stop? War every where and every day When will tolerance come I wish tolerance was here When I hear the sound of gunshots I begin to fear, At other times soldiers move from house to house Killing innocent people Why should we be treated like this Africa does not deserve this shame It is my prayer that Africans unite And make Africa a strong continent But since there is no unity There is also no tolerance When will tolerance come ? By Prince Divine Badu Antwi Our mothers are wailing Our men are praying The sound of distress, hopelesness and neglect The sound of their wailings are like a piercing dagger To my heart, my screams rise up to the highest mountain in Africa. Is it because we are black? This should not be it. The system of apartheid has left us nothing but great pain. We are also humans, and we also have rights. This should not be a fight. We are neglected in many ways, they become here and we are hospitable. We got there and they are hostile. Political leaders, here they come struggle for leadership has left us lagging behind. I will kill to win, so they say. The blood of innocent children, the screams and wails of our mothers, they care not. Lest you forget, the people you want to rule are the very people who are dying of hunger and poverty. Every human has a right and everones right, I know, must be granted ! Linda Mensoh