Don'T You Care

Don't you care?
Lives are ended daily
The state becomes so bally
to live in, the people killed like 
chicks you rear
Yet you move about in a rally
neglecting your promise to care
You are indeed a wally.

Do you really care?
Students stay at home for
weeks, months over four
The education sector is 
disintegrating
Yet your beautifulugly children 
are advancing
their studies in the whiteman's 
country
You indeed are a wally.

I know you don't care
loyal ones are rare
You call yourselves leaders of the 
country
Yet you swallow our money
and step it down with adultery
while the commoners are 
suffering
In anguish they are living.

No, you don't care
Nemesis is there to care
for you and your generations who 
are not here
to see you wear
the garment that will sear
you even to hell.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Sietesantos Avatar
June 9, 2014 at 10:20 AM
Thank you for this powerful testament and for so creatively and eloquently bringing these issues to light. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your people. kindest regards.
Aderounmu Avatar
May 23, 2014 at 4:17 AM
Can you make time to read my piece 'Song of the Sea'? There we share the same plight.
Jamoner Avatar
May 22, 2014 at 12:32 PM
sad but true.. but even so I still hope that someday somehow a great leader will rise. A leader who truly care for his people.
Aderounmu Avatar
May 22, 2014 at 10:02 AM
Eyitayo Kemisola Lizzy, this is deep deep cry from the depth of your heart. Dear sister from the same motherland, though it's being a long journey and we've been deprived of a lick of honey...there will be light at the end of this tunnel. Sister cheer up (this i say with caution).
Lizzy Avatar
May 22, 2014 at 10:17 AM
it is really touching to see our fellow nigerians in great pains and anguish. it shouldn't be.
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