Category: World issues
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SLIPPING
Can you see the burning eyesThat hides behind the tinted glassesAnd see the pain and recognizeThat my wall of confidence is built on lies I am afraid my mask is slowly slippingAnd reveal the tortured soul that is flippingWhile I walk around pretending that I am not trippingBut deep inside ,I feel my heartbeat dropping…
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FRAZZLED STATE
I am looking at what is in front of meAnd wonder at who is looking back at meContorted figures is all I seeIs it my mind playing tricks on meOr am I living in an alternate reality? My frazzled state shows how confused I amMatters are getting out of handWhat do I do to get…
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ETERNAL JOURNEY
The eternal journey has just begun The death toll strikes and rites are sungThe fleeting shadow of life moves onAnd leaves a vacuum for the grieving sons In times of sorrow,in times of pain The hollow feeling still remains The parting loss causes quite a strainAs people watch the moving train But through it all,the heart restrainsFrom breaking…
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ADIEU 2020
The year rolls slowly to its endTaking with its lies and trendsCovid came and shook the worldFrom their slumber as it unfurledDeath and havoc in its wakeCausing tension and heartbreak People are reeling from the outbreakThinking that this must surely be a mistakeThat Social distancing is just a gameKeeping people in a cold frameWith isolation…
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HIDDEN DEMONS
Many bear such different cloaksHidden demons beneath their clothesCausing turmoil within their soulsFeeling isolated ,cold,alone Shackled by the chains they fearEmotions run and can’t keep stillPlagued by poverty,disease,neglectYou feel the walls are closing in Shake your failures to the groundSearch for answers that can be foundLeave those problems in the pastChrist will give you peace…
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REIGN OF TERROR
A peaceful protest takes quite a turnWhen special forces act without restraintWe’re patriotic ,in tears we singNot swayed by death and pain they’ll bring The cctv and lights go outAnd shutdown access to networks tooUnarmed,afraid ,yet very braveThey face the cycle to the grave These evil men sent from up aboveKilled 20 people as if…
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LEKKI WAHALA
In tears and pain our anthem raiseDespite the terrors that we faceThe cctv and lights go outTo hide the shootings in the night Blinded ,scared and in the dark No network there ,its not a larkWhere Special forces fire and take our livesThey cut us down like with a knifeAnd bodies fall ,a shocking sight …
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SARs
Ocean of tears come flowing downlike a raging sea caught in the stormLashing winds strikes without control Like a Tempest in a bowl God looks down upon the earthFeels the injustice that’s been unearthedby SARs whose brutal forcedevastated families by the colossal loss Inflicted pain by a callous lotStirring up a boiling potWhere people live in…
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SARs Reassigned
Youths rioting on the streetsKillings heightened to extremeSpecial forces on the prowlCommiting crimes considered foul The weeping mother rolls on the groundAsking justice to be foundPain and grief make people drownin the fear that surrounds The government battles to control As corruption hits, knocks off their crown in their pride they backed downIn response to the world…
MARYANN BOSAH 