The Change We need

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A poem by Cheikh Laye

The change we need is not

But the change of our mentality

The change we need is not

But the change of our global vision

The change we need is not

But the change of the whole system

The change we need is not

But the change of our behavior

The change we need is not

The quantity but the quality

The change we need is not

The miracle but the possibility

This change will occur in unity

Because united we stand divided we fall

This change will occur with a return

To our own roots and values

This change will happen to the right man

At the righteous place

Let’s not eat the devil stead

And thereafter be obliged to sing his song

The change we need is not

The assimilation because he who controls your

Mind won’t worry about your achievements

Let’s be part of the solution but not of the problem

Let’s be the light but not the judge

Last but not least, let’s be the example

But not the critic

The change we need is not

But the promotion of African culture 

Cheikh Abdoulaye Ciss is from Senegal. He is an English student, and is finishing his master’s degree in English Literature. Cheikh is very passionate about writing, reading, and writing poems. He is fond of the English language, sharing ideas and knowledge with people around the world in order to discover their civilization and culture, and their way of thinking, how they perceive certain concepts, social notions and so on.