Broadband and Me

G8 Poem

I haven't chosen to write anything on the G8 summit or Live8. I have nothing to say that will move the debate on. However I came across this after reading Technorati's Live8 page, a beautiful example of why despite all the noise, blogging (and reading blogs) is worthwhile:

From the BBC NEWS | Magazine | Music blogs close ears to Live 8

And in a stark example of how the blogosphere can make voices louder, Black Looks posts a poem by Sena Anyomedie, a nine-year-old from Accra:

"G8 Leaders know nothing about Life
They live in a bubble created by their wealth
Come to Africa and learn of life to struggle
before the sun is up
To feel like life is not worth living
Poverty is the basis of the African struggle
When poverty is gone, Africa will become what it should be
The world's greatest continent."