Poem about the moment that made me a better person.
Joseph Pal Char
OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning
(I wrote this poem as a voice to show how education as change my life and the life of 185000 refugees in Kakuma. It will be a great honour to campaign for the right to education to the millions that still stay numb through OSUN. Through the summit, I learnt ways on how to make this happen and to me, through advocating and be in the front row in decision made regarding refugee education. I am confident through the OSUN Student Voice Group; we can make this happen)
Amidst teak and mahogany forests
Lies our mud-hut, beautiful and small
Next to the house is cattle-shed
Millions sing every morning call
Born in no education
Farm and adventure we go
Swimming and herding
That was the definition of fun
In realms of dreams, where life takes form
Duty whisper beckon’s, cultural norm
Born to be a soldier, born to be a man
Adulthood calls, at the age of five
Amidst duty calls
lies tears behind, Dreams go away, life is left behind
We lose folks, we lose homes
Poverty and hunger knock, doors wide opened
We flee to new homes, in lands uncharted and free
Greeted by script and quill, we burry arrows and pistol-tees
We script our fate each day, art of change swifts ‘sweet range
Highest amongst the class, keen and meek in school domain
Years flew, pals withdrew
We chased the paper, crafting the paper
Out where it’s real, dressed to appeal
Fighting for generations to come, as millions stay numb
It cradled me, found me a new home
I gaze above and think, Is that me?
Smiles as I climb, progress I undertake
With pen at hand, I was a better person