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I Know a Country

I know a country, With three set of citizens, The rich, The well fed slaves, And the hungry free people. I know a country, Where graduates are jobless with buried hopes, In this country, so many lies told are believed to be the truth, Religious intolerance and extremism causes discrimination, And there is over dependence on crude oil than agriculture, education and youth empowerment. I know a country, Where corruption, favouritism, tribalism are never against the law. In this country, the educated ones work for the illiterates. The government spends money in fighting terrorism, But can not really feed the poor masses they are protecting. I know a country, There, during the time of accountability, The administrative office would be set ablaze, The financial records would be erased, Even mysterious animals do swallow millions of money, And nobody will say anything. I know a country, Where the security agencies molest and kill her citizens more than diseases, In this country, fundamental human rights are abused and neglected, Election is never free and fair, Underdevelopment and embezzlement of public fund is the order of the day. This country might be my motherland! But I'm not really sure.

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