THE STATE OF MIND

Little children, if you are not learned

You will be missing a great deal of African history

The exploitation of our lands and the discovery of slavery

Not kings and queens, but prisoners they made our ancestors to be

The Europeans stole our linage and almost robbed us naked

Great men like Mandela, Martin Luther king

Fought off inequality against the black race until total liberation

As young as you are, the future is brighter when you have education

Little girls, like Dora Akuyili and Oprah Winfield

A great woman, you will come to be acknowledged

Boys, instead of becoming a murderer, rapist or terrorist

End up in prison for been a menace to the society

You can become a doctor, lawyer, a policeman or geologist

Protecting the human race and the world to exist

Providing to your family, building a happy home

Discouraging the war, are actions that brings hope

Learning means to stay in class, read all the books you can find

In no time will you have a positive future in your hand

The greatest gift given to man after the creation of the world

Is the power of self will, no one can limit the state of your mind

Always obey your parents, do what they tell you is good

The older you are the more valuable should be your state of mind

You can teach other young ones too as you learn and grow

I do not want you to become old and cannot read and write like some do

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