Burnt Away Like Ah Waste

Burnt away like ah waste Hunger is beyond desire To be feed is a necessity I was walking on the street In west Africa Nigeria On a hot afternoon All of a sudden I saw a group Of people In a long circle Burnt away like ah waste In the middle of this people i perceive Flames of smokes The smell was so dirty It smells unfamiliar to my nose Like I went closer I heard them screaming Kill him kill him ole(thief),ole(thief) On that point I got closer to the show Oh it was horrible Burnt away like ah waste In the middle Of this crowd of people Was a young boy With a burning car tire Around his neck Burning in a hurry I felt so cold As tears roll down My eyes Like I shake from the act With a heavy shock Burnt away like ah waste I asked the person Close to me What is the crime of this Young man He replied he is a thief He stole a pack of rice I replied just a pack of rice And he is killed this way He replied stealing is against our culture and he deserve to die this way I could not stand to watch any more But to walk away With an heavy heart Full of worries and Question's Burnt away like ah waste What happen to the heart of men Is so sad how This people take life's Into their hands And devour just for an excuse of a culture And here you see Our government care less about us Burnt away like ah waste Afterwards I discover that the young Man was hungry And out of frustration he meet his Misery Like he was burnt away like ah waste.