A Nigerian child is cradled by arms That may not be there tomorrow And in the years that follow She’ll be joined by millions Of others Whose mothers Traded a virus For school supplies For tools to end her baby’s hunger cries Numeric distortions Give rise to pandemic disproportions Her situation Paints a direct correlation Between AIDS—and poverty If she can’t feed her family She’s more likely to adopt other means And it seems Her power of negotiation Is limited She’s desperate And th[...]