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Africa Bleeds (Dedicated To All Victims Of Insurgencies & Uprisings) by Gentlebabs(m): 3:23pm On Jun 28, 2018 |
Please i need help Don't leave me like this I can't sleep They say it's sleep-onset insomnia But from the begining It was not so Maybe it is psychological Their pains in my heart With pictures of them Begging for their lives But i still cannot sleep And from the begining It was not so Their bulging eyes As they take their last breathe To a journey of no return Their offence Victims of a failed system But from the beginning It was not so Why are brothers killing brothers Brothers killing sisters Sisters killing brothers Wiping out communities For the glory of what? Where is our morals? The spirit of comrado? But from the beginning It was not so Though obscure We need to ask Where are the jobs? Who has the reins? That has stagnated Africa Black people, black mind A phrase that depicts backwardness Even the Heavens have Guardians Nothing passes their sight They have been enfired To neutralize aggressors But, can my brother be an aggressor? Trust at your peril That's where we find ourselves In the Jungle It's "No man's land" Where the strong prey on the weak As long as you are powerful Or seemingly untouchable You are licensed to kill Africa bleeds Yes, Africa bleeds. Each time you strike A wife looses a husband The children; a father The family; a breadwinner The Community; a philanthropist The nation; an Ambassador Africa; an illustrious son Stop cattle rustling Stop political machinations Stop hate speeches Especially From the altar and the mosques The internet inclusive, For it is divisive Stop the killings That Africa may live And not just survive Break the walls Let's build bridges Open up your enclosures That i may come in And dine with you That is how life was programmed To achieve our SDG's Our intercourse is prime That your people be my people My people, your people That we may give the boy child a life And the girl child a voice Build the Africa of our dream The carnage in Rwanda Aparthied in South Africa Insurgency in Libya The killings in Nigeria Mirrors the travails of Africa Rooted in corruption All must stop now How did we get here? A people divided Along ethnic and religious lines Detached along tribal and economic But from the beginning It was not so We are tired of bloodsheds We demand peace The white on the Nigerian flag Invisibly tainted in red Being the blood of the innocent But surely, nothing lasts forever For surely, justice will be served Stop saying "Kafasasu" As our heart bleeds When you open up our brothers With your knives and weapons of mass destruction Sending them into a journey A journey into the unknown Oh gods of our ancestors Where are thou? The God of our creation Send us a Moses That will lead us from where we are To where we ought to be Our promised land of peace and unity Equity and justice That we may return with offerings Stop the rustlings! No life should equate that of animals No animal should be silenced unjustly Why do you think prayers are said Before any animal is slaughtered? The act is sacred Friends, we are all animals In different shades and sizes Place premium on life Once i saw a documentary Featuring a helpless Antelop Feeding her young Until a pride of Lion approached As her young sprinted The mother waited and sacrificed A sweatless feast for the Kings But the Eagle watched She could have helped Enough of nonchallance Get on and be engaged Praying for Africa is a begining Taking conscious steps is progress That the Creator may hear our voices And have mercy on us Let my people be your people Give me a damsel from your clan I will give you a Prince from my tribe That we may unite Did you just read this piece? Refuse to be nonchallant Refuse to be intimidated Especially on the part of justice Let us come together As a people of one race That we may build Africa And the world at large Not by the sword But the strenght of our unity For all these ills From the begining It was not so Babatunde Raimi - Author/Life Coach/Poet) 08178827380, gentlebabs@yahoo.com N.B. SHARE ON YOUR WALL WITH FRIENDS... 5 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Africa Bleeds (Dedicated To All Victims Of Insurgencies & Uprisings) by BeingFrank(m): 4:23pm On Jun 28, 2018 |
Nice Piece. But I Kept Seeing " Stop Rustling " Do You Know The Value Of Crops Destroyed By Strangers In Those People's Ancestorial Land In The Name Of Rearing Cattle ( Let Me Not Mention Rape, Intimidation And Killings With Impunity )? Make Your Text More Neutral And Sincere. An Average Nigerian Can Stay For Months Without Beef, But Can't Survive Without Crop Produce. We Tend To Shout For The Cattle Only, What Happens To The Farm Produces Which Is The Main Source Of Livelihood Of Those Victims? ( Again In Their Ancestorial Land ) Lets Also Speak Up For Them. Government Should Put The Right Laws In Place, Promote Anti-Grazing Laws. Cattle Rearing Is A Private Business Just Like Crop Farming, Encourage The Rearers To Go Into Ranching, And Not Forcefully Take People's Land For Cattle Ranching. Again, Your Piece Is Nice. But What We All Should Be Writing And Crying For At This Moment, Is Justice In The Country, Everyone Should Be Treated Equally, And People Won't Kill At Will, Since They Know Nothing Will Be Done To Them. Let Me Stop Here. 1 Like |
Re: Africa Bleeds (Dedicated To All Victims Of Insurgencies & Uprisings) by AloneTK: 4:29pm On Jun 28, 2018 |
BeingFrank: There may have been an omission, but the message was clear. Love! That is all we need. |
Re: Africa Bleeds (Dedicated To All Victims Of Insurgencies & Uprisings) by AloneTK: 4:32pm On Jun 28, 2018 |
Re: Africa Bleeds (Dedicated To All Victims Of Insurgencies & Uprisings) by Gentlebabs(m): 5:38pm On Jun 28, 2018 |
BeingFrank: Thank you very much for your valid observations and criticisms, i will edit as appropriate. 1 Like |
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