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Poem: Travaillez, Prenez de la Peine!

Salut à vous, mes proches qui sont aussi loin

Coincées, êtes-vous, nos femmes – prenez soin !

On nous dit de travailler et de prendre le moins

On nous dit de prendre de la peine dans ce coin.

Salut à vous chers hommes, invisibles dans le jour et transparents dans le Noir,

Maltraités par vos propres frères et même blessés, par ceux qui sont aux pouvoir.

Dévalisés de vos terres, biens, valises et costumes, comment vous promouvoir ?

Vous avez soif, venez vers cette Fontaine et écrivez ces mots dans les parloirs de vos Cœur –

Ce continent est notre trésor. Ainsi:

(Gardez-vous, leur dit-il, de vendre l’héritage
Que nous ont laissé nos parents :
Un trésor est caché dedans. )

Notre Afrique est vraiment précieuse, protégeons-là !

Nous pensons toujours à vous, nos proches, n’êtes-vous pas loin?

Christian Djimra Koumtog

Christian Djimra Koumtog was born on April 7th, 1984 in the capital of the Republic of Chad called N'djamena. He is the 5th of 10 children on his Father's side and the first of five children on his Mother's side. Christian has dabbled with modeling and soccer, and he tried out professionally for the MLS for the Kansas City Sporting but now he is dedicated to Poetry. Christian's sense of activism is an everyday matter, from the way he carries himself to writing and promoting this beautiful art called "Poetry. " Recently, Christian has been performing as a way to reach out to people (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAKfUhJ4BJ8). As a Poet, he not only wants to convey what he feels but also express what you, the reader, feels.

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