I can’t stay down, by Fegor

Fegor Lois Onoworemu is a volunteer teacher at Sharing Prosperity Primary School, New Kuchingoro Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Nigeria. She is a passionate teacher and counsellor who is dedicated to cultivating supportive, stimulating, and inclusive environments that allow students to reach their fullest potential. Fegor has been able to provide exemplary guidance and ensure no student is left behind. She has over seven years of teaching and counselling experience, and the ability to contribute positively to the growth of any organization, as well as the willingness to learn. Her goal is to care for others and bring out the best in them.

Fergo wrote these poems both for herself and also for the children she works with in the camp.

I’m black and bold
But not dirty and naïve
I will fight to the end
Only if you let me

My heart is large
It can accommodate many
But the arrows shot daily
Is beginning to make it bleed

I’m black and strong
I’m bold and fierce like the eagle
I would fight for my peace
No matter what comes my way

I’m black and brave
Beautiful in my own way
I will get out of the mud
Because I am like the eagle

I can’t stay down for long
No, I can’t
No, I won’t

by Fegor Lois Onoworemu