Let Not This Fire Spread

Let not this fire spread To the rising smoke & flame put an end To the oil, tears and blood spilled and shed To the loss and broken heart that time’ll never mend Please let not this fire spread Let not this fire spread For in defense will each for himself fend An invite to the chaos, war and famine we so much dread So let the Great & Mighty for peace stoop and bend Please let not this fire spread Let no this fire spread Vice and violence have become the new trend Adieu to all our compatriots who fell and bled Who stood firm for truth and refused to blend Please let not this fire spread Let not this fire spread This tiny sparks may escalate beyond what we intend In protest we have shunned the hunt for our daily bread Do not bask slowly in shady silence and pretend Please let not this fire spread Let not this fire spread Ours is a nation known to invest less than we spend Dissatisfaction and anger color our very eyes red Address priorities, corruption and frivolities suspend Please let not this fire spread Let not this fire spread Whether you earn billions or less than a stipend Remember we will lie as we make our bed This broken wall is for us all to mend Please let not this fire spread Let not this fire spread This is the cry we’ve signed and now send For the Labors of our Heroes past and dead We unite as one and our voices we lend Please let not this fire spread. Dedicated to all the citizens of the the third world countries experiencing corruption and violence C’emeka Mbah [Esq] 10-01-2012