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| Nosizi is the first stateless Shona woman to go to university. The Shona community have lived in Kenya for three genetraions yet remain stateless. Photo Courtesy: UNHCR |
Have you ever had
To turn your back
On your home never ever have to look back
Until the distance between you two was far back
And the only memories of home you have
Was all dark and way back
Cause your misery was stark
Strung by the fact of your lack
And your mind is racked
The insanity is stacked
Like diamonds on Liberace packed
Up in his suite guarded by his pack
Have you ever had
To wake up in the dark
And reminisce about the past
You lost while your future's in the dark
Have you ever turned your back
Just to get whacked
Upside your head by a backstab
Ain't nobody there watching your back
No buddy wants to lend a hand
All they want to do is hack
You down to the hot slab
Man, you're stateless n' that's a fact
Tho they know you can't go back
Still they demand you depart
Have you ever had to part
With the sum of your parts
To trade it all for a harsh,
Undeserving, unwelcoming trash.
Hypocrites with snouts that bark
Who give you a runaround but cut no slack
Behind you you can still hear guns Klick-Klack
So you're stuck cause you can't go back.
Akpan
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