Renegade Generation
Phantoming my generation
I get mesmerized each time I try
Most things I see break my heart
And at the same time blow my mind
Education is no more for liberation
But a focal tool of oppression
Wealth and generosity are now enemies
The former married intimidation
And the latter is now kissing annihilation
People don't just give anymore without expectation
Oh my dear generation
So full of many vicious circles
Too annoying to elaborate on
But the one that always hit me like an avalanche
Is the appalling level of our mediocrity
Mediocre everywhere left right and centre
We,Real McCoy are in a state of cocoon without a flange
Intelligence is unfortunately now the new complexity
Oh what do I do with all my mama's lessons on simplicity
The word merit is now rooted to family name and godfatherism
That exasperating word always provoke my thoughts but never my aphorisms
In this my ignoble generation
Only a few escape the inconsideration
While the rest of us are left in a state of gash
Haha, though not funny, I like calling it abracadabra
My sourish generation, we cry for a solution
I hear Revolution, how about I propose a moral revolution
How about we all go get a mirror
And stare into the eye of that reflection
You know the choices to make and the voices to change
Morality is within us all, though crumbled in some few
But we can still fix this
Oh my dear generation, YES WE CAN still fix you.
Copyright © Emmanuel Okwori | Year Posted 2017
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