To the Orphan

As you know, slavery is a choice
Free your mind from those mental chains
your choice of thoughts would heal your pain

To questioning death, spare your voice
it’s a gift from nature to all
so raise your head and stand up tall

Life is a store, get the invoice
embracing pain is no shelter
eyes of the world doesn’t matter

Look after your kid sister, Joyce
I know you aim to be like me
destinies differ, let me be

Give yourself reasons to rejoice
make your history book worth reading
and don’t you ever stop winning.

Tomide Abdul