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I believe Every day
We can live Children cry for water,
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without guns, And every day
I believe every one is important Racists attack.

Still every day
I believe there are good Christians Children play

And good Muslims, With no care for colour.
Good Jews
And good not sures. So I believe there is hope

And I hope
I believe That there are many believers

There is good in everyone Believing
I believe in people There is hope.

If I did not believe That is what I hope
I would stop writing. And this is what I believe.

I know I believe in you,
Believe me.

- Benjamin Zephaniah

Meet the Author

Benjamin and his twin sister were born in
Birmingham in 1958 but he spent much of
his childhood in Jamaica. He didn’t enjoy
school, but he always loved writing poetry.
He started to perform his poems in public

at the age of 15. He wanted to take poetry
everywhere and to everyone and he has
succeeded. Audiences of all colours and all
ages love him. He often writes poems which
are funny but which have a serious message Benjamin Zephaniah
too.

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