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Poem: I Am a Child

To you I am a child
A child of course I am  
Little though to you I am,  
I have my dreams and desires.

 Just like that grain of seed  
Is watered and groomed,  
Growing up to be a big tree  
So also I,
That little child  
Need to be nurtured,  
Loved and Cherished

I beg of you, my elders and nation  
Never to deny me of my rights  
Never to lead me astray  
So I can grow to be  
Useful to myself and to you  
Useful to my great nation…  
And the world

Adesewa Oyinkansola

My name is Oyinkansola Adesewa (pictured). I am 11 years old. I love writing, drawing, painting, designing clothes, dancing, and modeling. I am presently a student of Yaba College Of Technology Secondary School, Yaba-Lagos. I started writing at the age of 6. My first poem book titled “Thoughts of a Child” was published when I was 8 years old through a writing contest. I participated and I did excellently. Presently, I still write and I have written more poems outside the ones in my book.

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