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They Killed Him

Hands tied, legs tied then stabbed to death That was how the gentle guber aspirant died His killers, both active and passive Deserved that death. His electorate was the most shocked A great riot could have sprouted It was because he never wanted war Though twice he had tried the third was for sure They prevented him from his dream Allowing people to wonder who will dare that “Dastardly act” and “Disappointment” are the names of the killers It was as if the nation was not growing As if it was still the military era People hope that the frustrated civil force and their foreign cohorts Will find the killers, as they have not found the Attorney’s and the journalist’s killers Nineteen days after another guber aspirant Was shot, clubbed and dragged to death You now starting wondering…

Copyright © | Year Posted 2006




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