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The sun rose slowly over the horizon and fell, We are the giant of Africa, Relying on the neighboring and international dwarfs for economic and socio-political development, A situation for the angels to weep over. Corruption, marginalization, favoritism, nepotism and insecurity hung like wet blankets, Families are crying, children are dying, The government remained silent as the sheeted dead, A total impression sickeningly pathetic. All that's beautiful drifted away like the waters running downhill, No one is talking about poverty eradication and youth empowerment, The valorous activists that once voiced out where assassinated, The gutty and lettered are currently on the run. Anxiety and uncertainty hung like a dark impenetrable cloud, The only people feeding fine are those who can lie and steal, Religious groups, correctional agencies and the leaders have lost their worth. We are doomed. All our thoughts, hope and future are running into tears like sunshine into rain. Our lovely mothers are now competing with whores on the streets, Just to make money to support our visionary, jobless and hopeless fathers, The youths have resorted to crimes for survival, Our citizenship has turned to a curse in broad daylight. Choked by a rising paroxysm of rage, We advocate for a revolution.
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