AN EMPTY STOMACH CAN KILL A DREAM

Father I dream to be your hero

To carry you legacy

Fight the enemies of progress

Ignorance and disease

But I just realised my stomach is empty

And an empty stomach can kill a dream

You told me to follow my dreams

That one day they will be more than just dreams

They will be reality people live

I have tried my best

And I still try my best

But as the pains of hunger grow

I become more convinced that

An empty stomach can kill a dream

We were many

They were good fighters

But we lost them,

How could they ever keep on fighting with empty stomachs

Father do you now see

How an empty stomach can kill a dream?

We were many in this home

But brothers started leaving

One after another to look for food

Neighbours drove us to despair by laughing at our uncompensated determination

Hoping for the fruits of your love

All along hunger did not subside

But a dream near death held on

We hoped you could see

How an empty stomach can kill a dream

Father

We are not sure if you know us

Or remember that you have sons and daughters who need food

But I hear rumours making rounds

Of the industrious sons and daughters you have

Sustaining your legacy

Holding on to a dream

All you do not know is that the dream is near death

And that

An empty stomach can kill a dream

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MEANING

If you sing songs And your songs are sung Would they have a meaning? If you danced And your dances are danced Would they have a meaning? If you lived well And your life is lived Would it have a meaning? Would it have a meaning if it goes with the wind? Would it have a meaning if your marks on earth were erased? Would it have a meaning if you were not remembered?

HEART OUT

You are the one I think of when I am blank When I am happy you are the one I call I think of you when I am sad I pour it all on you And I feel it is all right I call you when I reach a problem's dead end Together we find a way to move to the other side of the wall With you I feel like the lake Galilee When Jesus was calming the storm You are my rain maker You make me feel hope You are the cloud that causes my worst storms When I know that I am the reason you are shedding tears I feel so comfortable beside you I can sing off key But it is all right because I wont be judged I can talk and talk Be sure that I will be heard I can keep the quiet of a grave And not be scared that it will be heard wrong Yes I can be headstrong Then we will fight and make peace I can be fearful when you are scared And we will curdle together I can hope when you have lost hope And you can hope when I have lost mine For that is how we become better You are beautiful to my eyes and ...

OVERSTAYED VISIT

You don't need me So I thank you for the good you have done I say it in silence That way you will not sense the silent good bye It hurts me that our business in your face is done But I will remember we were brothers I will pray for you For my prayer is that you fly high and steady in the strong winds I will not forget that you helped me And the much I am or will be will acknowledge you But tonight I will pack what I can And leave your house brother Not groaning For all of us are guests in each others lives In my case I must have overstayed my visit I hope love never grows old I will find peace when it thrives again But now It is obviously used. YOU CAN READ MORE

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