If Only You Knew

If only you knew the plight of refugee children in Congo you would spare that lipstick money and clothe them with it If only you knew the hunger biting refugee children in South Sudan you would spare that money for a bottle of beer and feed them with it If only you knew the education hunger for refugee children in Africa you would spare that coin for watching soccer and give them fees If only you knew the level of injustice of refugee children in camps you would sit down and talk good governance and save the suffering innocent If only you knew the potency of refugee children for Africa’s future you would throw away your guns and make truly everlasting peace Leaders of Africa, let your tears roll for those bony ones swollen with pride let your heads burst, those half-dead creatures you have the powers to stop refugee chaos but you bite your lips in protest Let peace reign in your hearts brother leaders, let peace reign that children may happily chase butterflies in bushes of Africa