COME ALIVE LITTLE BIRD

Hey little bird!
Little bird on the tree.
Little bird on the tree could you please sing for me?
You sit there and watch with gloomy eyes.
Where went your chatterings?
Where went your chirpings?
Hey little bird!
Who clipped your wings?
Please, come alive little bird.
Again, little bird, come alive
@Amarachi Nwankwo, 2019

Note: Children are like birds- beautiful, full of life with bright futures ahead. May we be careful not to ruin their lives with our words, silence, actions and inactions. May we never clip their wings. May we invest love, care and much more into their young lives and be sure to reap them. May we build a sane society.
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