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t. reflexion
t. reflexion
Mar 19, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

WHY WE CRY

WHY WE CRY   Something happened to Mkpo anam Ududu Amongst the tall trees of Akai woodland The bush frightens him deep to the marrow Something happened, that is why he cries All night long, he cries, doo-doo doo-doo   Amongst the city dwellers of Isale Eko There is fear of going out once it is night Crime escalates and the policemen harass Something happened, that is why they cry Night fear wears toga and parades the streets   Amongst the politicians living with us They walk on roads with molten black gold While those who voted them in walk the squalor Something happened, that is why we cry In decrepit huts, we live in quandary   Along the creeks and swamps of Niger delta You see masked men with automatic rifles They kidnap and kill unsuspecting victims Something happened, that is why they cry Spillage obliterate crops and aquatic life   Ransom is the fallout of greed for the crude Militants make case for resource control Men stay indoors at night because of fear Abject poverty sets in because no one cares Something happened, that is why we cry


     
— t. reflexion, Mar 19, 2009

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Country/Region: NGA

Favorite Poets: Inspired by an article in an old manuscript , It reads:, AXIOMS OF PERFECTION, In the physical order – In the realization of the dream of beauty, In the moral order – In the realization of the dream of love, In the intellectual order – In the realization of dream of poetry, In the spiritual order – In the realization of the dream of the mystics

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Linda Moses

Linda Moses

17 years 2 months ago

T

What you are describing is what will happen world wide if something is not done. Governments are corrupt,and untruthful. As the voice in the wilderness proclaimed. Repent! Repent! Very interesting write Sincerely, Linda
t. reflexion

t. reflexion

17 years 2 months ago

Yes, why we cry...

is an attempt to portray the pains caused by the erosion of our traditional values. 'Things fall apart, and the center cannot hold, mere anarchy is loosed upon the land' Chinua Achebe. I appreciate your comments, thank you. T.