Empty Promises

Nigerian graduates,
Suffering because of unemployment,
believing in government’s empty promises.
A meaningless hope on a janus-faced entity
governing sadistically.

A Stewart Annie Everestus's poem © 2019
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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April 29, 2019 at 1:21 PM
Keep the Faith.
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April 29, 2019 at 2:33 PM
Thanks. That is just the only way forward.
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