On the Run

Nigerians are on the run
Refugees in search of Asylum 
No more sweetness in their fatherland
Their dreams have crumbled 

The giant of Africa is in shambles
With hope of her youth buried under the rubbles of
Man made insurgency
Banditry and insane killings

Evil holds sway everywhere 
While goodness scamper to safety 
Succor for the needy 
Has been looted by the greedy 

Kidnapping has been legalized
As perpetrators haggle ransom 
With constituted authorities 
Like in the open market 
While security forces stand aloof 
Awaiting their share of the pie
Armaggeddon is surely here

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