Why I Dream - Captivateglobal.org - Kibera slum, kenya, africa
This is a poem by Michele Adhiambo, a child living in Kibera Slum, Kenya, Africa. This poem was recorded in 2015 in Muhuru Bay, Kenya as part of Captivate Global (CaptivateGlobal.org) community event. Captivate Global is a Christian non-profit that serves the people of East Africa with clean water, education, medical relief, and economic development.
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In front of you is Michelle Adhiambo and I have a poem entitled “Why I Dream”.
Years have gone as years have come.
Life goes on as life came by.
The day begins at sunrise.
Ends in sunset.
Brighter, brighter, and brighter.
Then dim, dim, and dimmer.
As it dims, we dream and dream.
(Celebration)
As the sun rises, night is gone but the dream has remained.
Remained in the shadows of the slum where the sun cannot shine.
Even after it rises, it dims.
As it dims, we dream and dream.
(Celebration)
The dream is no longer a dream as the dream is our true desire.
Desire for our true identity.
Identity as children of Kenya
and NOT children of Kibera.
Where slum day is like night.
Dimming.
As it dims, we dream and dream.
(Celebration)
With the gift of faith and power of prayer, we dream no more, but live the dream.
Away with dimming slums.
I got share of the sunshine.
Away with dreamed lives.
I got share of the dreamt life.
My heart desires in the dreamland in the dreamland where I live the dream.
I had a dream.
By: Michelle Adhiambo
Gratitude.
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