A Life Under The Carpet

Swept under the shadows of civilization Africa lies frozen under the carpet of injustice Shedding cold tears of abandonment Africa reels under the weight of the world Unkept, disease infested and prone to war Africans live an underground life of beggars Aid is a weapon of mass embarrassment Delivered in a weird package called charity Africa with its abundant resources Has been turned into a junk yard A mound of 'precious junk' Africa overflows with natural resources Yet life remains frozen in the cold valley of stone age Unable to reach the highest heights of civilization