Haashim Posted November 19, 2006 Abdi-Noor Haji Mohamed Writer and film-Maker Mogadishu, Somalia by Abdi-Noor Haji Mohamed There are floods, there are wars In blood Somalia is swimming In poverty Somalia is drowning And in water Somalia is sinking Its territory is reduced to lands It's people are in total disintegration It is a tattered nation in great shock And its leaders are at loggerheads They are just like boxing gloves Worn by various interest groups They lost ownership of their nation One faction sides with IGAD The other with the Arab League One faction says we are Africans The other says we are Arabs What the hell are they talking about? Don’t they feel the pain of the Somali child? The orphan who is loitering in the streets With no food and proper shelter With no education and health care With no hope and future to look forward Does identity matter at this stage of crisis? Would it treat a sick baby taking his last breath? Suppose you are an Arab what would you gain? Suppose you are an African what would you lose? Why bring war to your country when you can get peace? Why fight somebody’s war inside your country? What is wrong with you, Somali leaders? I think your hearts are galvanized with hatred So the only thing you understand is revenge Or you have your mind inside your throat So the only thing you understand is money Or your reputation has made serious cracks on its walls So the only thing you know is how to make speeches Abdi-Noor Mohamed Mogadishu, Somalia nuuru2003@hotmail.com vert true indeed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharif_seylaci Posted November 19, 2006 Do we care Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabbal Posted November 19, 2006 How much more sinking does it need? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wisdom_Seeker Posted November 20, 2006 Till the land and the people of Somalia has vanished into thin air. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
