OUR NATION IS ILL
Doom Days Drum
Blood and war on the hill
The centre is shattered
And everyman for himself
No one cares for cure
The Excellency are pretenders
The honours are Judas
And justice
Expensive for the poor
Affordable for the rich
The Beautiful ones are Jailed
The Mafias get bailed
The Prince eats the grass
The Servants eat the Cake
The Doctors can’t diagnose
The hospital is over stretched
Tears and sorrow
At every home and street
Hope and fear
Hang on every tongue
If you ask for justice Like khadir Ahmed
Your citizenship is question
If you sing praise like Keyamo
You are the son of the soil
Dare not speak to power
That their song has no rhythm
That their Drum as no pattern
Or Jail is your home
Ask Adeyanju Ask Anikulapo
Who will see our tears
And dry our rivers of sorrow
Those who care can not see
Those with sight care not
To heaven we all look up for freedom
But heaven has no answer
In our Palm lies freedom
Freedom comes via the cross
Let all lace their booth
And match to the field
Death or Freedom
Must be our pledge
Sit Smile and Suffer
Not our song
Blood or peace
Our Nation must be healed
Our Nation Is Ill
Ola Olawale
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 05/19/2019
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Yusuf Baba Hammed: Wow, Well penned! I love this ❤
It's talking about the society I'm in. The freedom lies in our palms, in our pens.
Mamu Roshid: Fantastic
Casper Agbaje : Interesting, it seeks for freedom, yet fearful in thoughts
Leomascott ocm Ogbuefi : Someday we have our freedom
Ola Olawale: Thanks @ Iyke, Olamide and Ogbuefi.... Am honour!
Iyke Flint: The educationists have to see this! Very awesome!
Olamide: I love this poem. Awesome
Leomascott ocm Ogbuefi : Great and nice poem , captive seeking for freedom
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