LOVE THE CHILD AND NOT A CHILD



Every child deserves care and nurture.
Love the child and not a child!

You give me moral and sound education; that’s my right.
Love the child and not a child!

Curdle me when I cry and beat me when I go wrong.
Love the child and not a child!

All I need to be the promised leader of tomorrow don’t deny it.
Love the child and not a child!

All you give to me as a child shall be returned unto you at aged time.
Love the child and not a child!

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Every child deserves care and nurture. Love the child and not a child! You give me moral and sound education; that’s my right. Love the child and not a child! Curdle me when I cry and beat me when I go wrong. Love the child and not a child! All I need to be the promised leader of tomorrow don’t deny it. Love the child and not a child! All you give to me as a child shall be returned unto you at aged time. Love the child and not a child!

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Submitted by Shobonet007 on November 06, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xA xA xA xA xA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 448
Words 105
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Abdulateef Shobowale

 · 1979 · Lagos

Native of Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria. Teacher, writer and human rights activist, IT Technician. more…

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