A Tragic Dance Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Poet's note: This poem was written in the year 2016, as a Lamentations to poor leadership and how we struggled to change the political party that has ruled our country for a long time without satisfying the masses. Just after a year of our struggle to change, we realized our national challenges deteriorated; as we recorded issues of killings, fulanis' attacks on other tribes, among others. Those issues stirred the idea of writing this poem. The poem present the experience of the nation where the dancers (leaders) are happily enjoying while the drummers (electorates) are suffering, dancers build beautiful hotels and house in foreign country while their country's building are dilapidated. The poem encouraged the youths to rise up and participate in the governance of their country since the elders has failed woefully.