Aid
from across the waters
you see us as wretched
poverty-battered souls
to be fed and watered
from across the waters
we see a rescuer/saviour
our entire being centred on you
our entire being centred on you
enfeebled
we want to rise from this dust
of AID and dependency and poverty
and hopelessness
we want that river where emancipation flows
and with our strong hands
fetch its water wash and water ourselves
and grow us a new life.
point us to the river where self-worth flows
point us to that river where emancipation flows.
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