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.