GIVE THE CHILD A CHANCE

Give the child a chance

To know life as a bed of rose

Don’t over or under-protect

Give the child his place to thrive

To know life as a bed of rose

Let the child explore the thorns

Give the child his place to thrive

Don’t save him from every fall

Let the child explore the thorns

But fortify him for days of war

Give him space to snore

Just don’t save him from every fall

But fortify him for days of war

Give the child a chance

To know life as his stage to play

Give the child a chance.

First published at the Writers Space Africa

By Liza Chuma Akunyili on June 13, 2020.

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Exported from Medium on February 2, 2026.