Ain't No Christmas For A Refugee

Courtesy: UNHCR

Ain't no Christmas for a refugee,

People would sooner pee on his effigy;

Ain't no chicken in any pot,

Ain't no sunshine in his dawn.

Ain't no Christmas for a refugee,

He'll always be the same OG

Who menfolk regard as an apology,

And the womenfolk await her elegy.

Ain't no Christmas for a refugee,

Ain't no record of their pedigree.

Ain't nobody gifts 'em nationality,

But they y'all denied their humanity.

Ain't no Christmas for a refugee;

Ain't nobody prepare 'em confetti,

Not even a slice of roasted turkey

Or leftover peanut butter sandwich.

But a refugee need

A certain measure of heat,

Something to keep 'em warm at nights;

Cause refugee rights are human rights.

Akpan