Mildred Siamutete

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Drug abuse is the act of illicitly taking substances

An eye for an aye,

A tooth for a tooth

An ear for an ear

Words spoken but not heard

I called for help, but I was not helped

Why am I a victim of drug abuse?

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I was born in a family

with a brother who was intoxicated

with drug abuse, subjected to physical abuse

my mother and father have no say

innocently sitting, he comes from nowhere

Bangumula, Bampumaula, Banyantaula

without a solid reason. But why this

weakness? Why this cold hatred?

Ooh Drug abuse! you have taken away

the love of a brother and stuffed his

heart with weakness, hurt him

and left him thoughtless.

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Crime is done, gender based violence arises

my own mother was affected-- my drug

addict father always beat my mother

too late to save her life,

killed by father but father was never arrested and

months passed-- now he's dead

because of chirrhosis.

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Drug abuse, you have taken away

my mother's life and my father's soul

leaving me an orphan.

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At last the DEC* was formed

they have come to sensitize, educate

and punish drug abusers

with all the knowledge you have

learnt, distribute it and strive to educate others

As the Bembas say

Ushiumfumfwa patu nono

napafingi takomfwe

so I say Abstain, Abstain

from Drug Abuse to save the nation.

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*Drug Enforcement Commission