The Needs Of The Child Poem by Iquo Umoh

Give me education
I will become great
I want to be intelligent
I want to be a leader
I want to be useful
I need to be educated

Give me love
I will become loveable
I want to be cared for
I want to care for others
I want to be heard
I need to be loved

Give me health
I will become healthy
I want a good environment
I want medical attention
I want to eat well
I need good health

Give me protection
I will become unafraid
I want to be safe
I want to be free
I want to be bold
I need to be protected

Like a baby cries for its needs
So do we children
Love us, educate us,
Provide for us, protect us,
Make us great men and women
These are our needs.