Charles Lipanda Mahigwe:We're The Dream Diggers

 

We're The Dream Diggers 

Refugee camps are pearly dark graves of dreams 

And we're the dream diggers 

We've been frustrated and frosted to dampen our streams 

Frittering on frisking us as if we have daggers 

Refugee camps are pearly dark graves of dreams

And we're the dream seekers 

Like tornados, our life is turbulent in turmoil 

Coiling and toiling books 

With hope to leak the confined barriers 

For you're but oblivious 

That travel documents are as blighted as the great wall

Refugee camps are full of snags and hitches 

We're the solution influencers 

And human rights claimant 

There is a need for a gesture of SOLIDARITY 

For the resolutions towards our goal 

©®Charles Lipanda Mahigwe 

World Refugee Day 2024

Theme : Solidarity With Refugees 

Best regards 

Charles Lipanda Mahigwe 

Malawi 

Charles Lipanda Matenga was born and raised an orphan and he is now a refugee in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi. He was born on 2nd July 2005 in Rwenena, Sud-Kivu, DR CONGO. Charles is a student. He is one of the slam poets around the world. He has brought poetry around the world by his performances of national and international events like Our Talents, Our Advocacy Festival, Tumaini Festival, Zomba city Festival, United Nations Day Commemoration 2023, National Youth Policy Launch, 5th World Poetry Conference India where he was conferred as the Master of Creative Consciousness, Inspired Poetry corner Canada. Charles is a published and multi awarded Poet, Writer, performer, Editor and Author of Being Refugee Wasn't a Choice Anthology and Our Voice Is Our Catalyst. Charles is the founder and president of African Youth Artistic Poetry - AYAP based in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi. Where Poetry and English are taught to orphaned refugee children and youth. The author is actually open for every opportunity that will come across him so that he can achieve his dream and help young poets to do the same as well.