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I Had a Dream

I am looking for dream interpreters. My name is Goodluck Don’t swear yet please, don’t “****” I am no president or “less” Neither am I clueless Parents christened me Goodluck So if there be name sake as me Well, that is bad luck Like I said, I am looking for dream interpreters. I had a dream last night I saw ancestors. Breathing fire like dynamite Asked me if I am insensitive Or just clueless Out of respect for ancestors, I asked them ‘Insensitive to or in what?’ “Insensitive to or in what???” Was their angered response “Even in this, you are still clueless”? Their lead speaker asked “Okay, fine! Mr. clueless” he continued Under your watchful eyes The plane you are saddled with, Cries out for a pilot For the auto-pilot can’t land it And you are a clueless pilot The ship you are saddled with Cries out for a captain For you have broken the compass And an inevitable sink might come to pass”. “Mr. clueless” he continued again The streets of Jos, Blood has become a river. Have you seen the butchered women… Pregnant Have you seen the opened bowels… Slain infants. Religious insurgencies on the instant United Nations office and police headquarters All crashed landed with a bang…bomb Churches are smashed, even mosques The blood rivers of Jos has flowed beyond us Now, it’s a national flood above us Yet your greed is on the oil well You have weakness for debt accumulation SUBSIDY! Your greatest height of insensitivity What happened to profits of yester years? Same old promise of good roads, Good education, a better tomorrow Yet, forty billion, a former house of reps Single handedly stole it. Are you leeches never ever tired of loots? Or fear of insurgence of the deprived youths? The people raped by empty promises of bandits If you are in all these things clueless Then our dreams for the country is hopeless All leaders before you Have creatively out done you Hate has come to the surface And you have lost your grace”. Then from the dream, I woke up! Somebody help!!! I need dream interpreters. THIS POEM IS FOR THE NIGERIA PRESIDENT WHO CAN’T FEEL THE NEED OF THE NIGERIA PEOPLE

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 5/5/2012 7:23:00 PM
Love and prayers for all the people of Nigeria who are in need. Nice of you to write a tribute to them.
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Date: 1/5/2012 6:55:00 AM
Thank you for sharing it Isioma. oxox love Anne-Lise
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Isioma Esemene
Date: 1/5/2012 6:57:00 AM
thank you for reading. you are a sweet person Anne

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