THE THIRST OF AFRICA Mom, I’m thirsty. I’m sorry my dear, I wish I could give you a drop or two, but the Sun is burning hard and the Earth is thirsty, too. So what can we do? Only pray to God to put a stop on the droughts and heal with rain the Africa, our land, and you. Branka Blagojević Branka Blagojević was born in Gradiška in 1985. She has been publishing her poetry on various internet portals since the summer of 2020, and her poems have been presented in several literary magazines from Serbia, Montenegro and Republic of Srpska. At the International Competition “Tears of Kozara” she won the main prize (second place) for a song dedicated to her grandfather Dragutin – I was left alone – 1942. She won third place at the International Festival of Roma Prose and Poetry “JATAGAN MALA”. She is the author of the poetry collection “The Shaded Silence” published by SPKD “Prosvjeta” Gradiška and “Art Print” Banja Luka (2021), and a manuscript is being prepared for the next book of her poetic works.