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Green, Red, Green by Jigsawkillah & Everestdebliu by JigsawKillah(m): 10:02pm On Jun 30, 2018 |
It's saddening how people just die And how people turn up to mourn I'm saddened by how life's a lie As innocent as a child of the corn Saying this June is cursed with deaths I feel bad for the innocent month I feel bad they blame the country next Doomed by her illustrious sons I feel bad many will tweet for retweets For likes, comments and shares I feel bad for those gnashing their teeth For the loss of family and friends A tanker blowing up is an accident But really? Can we not do better? Not the first time we've had these wrecks But do we learn? Never! Have we not learned nothing from Boko Haram? Weeds are best uprooted when they're small Have we not learned nothing from Rwanda? If this continues, we may forever fall But we go online and tweets and tweets Saying we oppose from our hiding places Too scared for protests across the streets Or go there to sample our smiling faces But I'm like you, aren't I? Hiding behind my pen But I alone can't fight I need you to hold my hand I need you to make a stand If we are to save at least anything At least we can wash our flag To white, from Green, Red, Green Prayers, an' more prayers has become our resort Yet, beneath the immaculate cloak of religion Hideous transgressors act without remorse Viciously tied to vanity, yet feigning Zion. How many more lies to be churned out, Before the truth finds the vessels of our hearts, Isn't religion becoming a piety tool for bout? Piling up fiery coals in hearts of hearths? Let's pray an' pray, but act, act, act and act again. Our conscience first must go sober an' reawakened, Numb fingers must try picking up some grains, It is a clarion call, that should be harkened. © Jigsawkillah © Everestdebliu 19 Likes 13 Shares |
Re: Green, Red, Green by Jigsawkillah & Everestdebliu by Nobody: 12:11am On Jul 01, 2018 |
Killing it as usual, nice one Jigs 1 Like |
Re: Green, Red, Green by Jigsawkillah & Everestdebliu by AHCB: 11:11am On Jul 04, 2018 |
Nice one Jigs. Can't believe I lost my pen to pen poems. 1 Like |
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