A is for A.I.D.S which still spreads like wildfire.
B is for Bloodshed, where grief breeds desire.
C is for Child brides, how tradition removes choice.
D is for Drug Abuse, how life loses it's voice.
E is for Ebola, which destroys life and tradition.
F is for Female Genital Mutilation which pleases men.
G is for Gender Inequality which breeds the loss of respect.
H is for homelessness, which inspires neglect.
I is for Infant Mortality which makes parents want more.
J is for Jail, where the young get sent and they lock the door.
K is for Kalashnikov-a reliably apalling invention. Encore!
L is for Life Expectancy-their hopes are shorter than yours.
M is for Malnutrition-where hope empties out intention.
N is for No Childhood,where child labour crushes invention.
O is for Overdose, proof to others of self neglect.
P is for Poverty, the dirt poor living rich in regret.
Q is for Quitting, leaving school early to work in the factory.
R is for Radicalisation, teenage fears rendered a reality.
S is for S.T.Ds, something many men carry, pass on, and deny.
T is for Trillion, as in $ promises for which the poor have to apply.
U is for Undermined, which describes the value of the vote.
V is for Voiceless-where elections make leaders seem remote.
W is for World Hunger, always looking for someone to feed on.
X is for X-rated, where the innocent are sexualised by porn.
Y is for Young Offenders, who consumately wish they'd never been born.
Z is for Zero, the number of options that some 800,000,000 humans have left
when all the above have done their work, and yet many affected by these things
remain far more cheerful than we would if we had suffered similar.
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