How long shall we end up as casualties of your greedy wars?
Why have you plagued us with this much pain?
When are we ever going to merit justice?
What do we tell our neighbors when our own relatives oppress us?
For you intimidate us with embezzled riches
We, your blood have become your slaves and you, our oppressor
Poverty, like a crack of a whip, cuts deep into our guiltless flesh
As we flee the danger of your exploits
And seek shelter beneath your plush roof
You dare mock and call us forgetful beings!
While you discover creative ways to endanger our miserable lives!
The Oppressed!
We, the oppressed, delight in our ignorance
Revering it like a dark art practiced overtly
We cherish the way darkness blinds us
And loathe the thought of light
It is virtuous to be poor! – we profess
Rob us and display it as your hard earned fancy - we plead
As the old brainwash the young to keep silent on the truth
Hail wrongdoings, for it costs us nothing to stay mute
Our heads are buried deep in darkness
For we shield ourselves from the looming light
We share in dark dreams and proclaim darker visions
To liberate us - is to temper with a forbidden tradition!
But to oppress us - is to uphold our sacred religion!
Concerned Citizens!
Not all of us may forgetful be
Nor forgiving enough to let things be
For our silence speaks unspoken words
And our tears carry pain that may never mend
The bloodshed you instigate is entrenched on our skin
The lingering ghost of vengeance instructs our being
We desire justice lest expect a pay-back!
Morals, lest we rob your peace!
Equity, lest you provoke our wrath!
Respect, lest you lose your undeserving prominence!
A Final Prayer!
Dear Lord, as the shadow of darkness,
Casts itself upon us,
And folly invariably plagues us,
Remind us to remain resolute in wisdom
And to be our brother's keeper.
My deepest condolences to the families of the lives lost during the gas explosion at Atomic Junction on Saturday, 7th October, 2017 and to the injured, get well soon.
Warm regards,
Atsu Dogbey
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