Category: World issues
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PRAYER FOR NIGERIA
King of love and Prince of peaceHear the cries of those that look to youIn your mercy correct the wrongsHush the storm and quell the pain Quench the strife and passion of senseless warsPut in charge someone who fears the LordBreak the throes of greed and gainLet the Head obey your words Cripple those that…
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UKRAINE 2023
A year rolls by and troubles persistsLeaders stand and encourage as they insistThe war is just while people die and cannot resistThe fight against the lack ,the cold and all they have missedWondering in their hearts if God really exists Living in fear, afraid and awareThere is no respite and they are in despairDisplaced and…
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SPECIAL DELIVERY
The special delivery is finally hereNot by FedEx or Amazon primeHer grand entrance ,we do applaudArrived at a time by her own accord Praise to God whose mercy flows downFilling His grace in the parent’s new crownHe provides everything that the baby will need in the townShowcased in pink in her pretty gown May she…
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EARTHQUAKE 2023
Turkey and Syria react as the earth shakeshit suddenly by a deadly earthquakemoving swiftly in the aftermath of the quakePulling down buildings as they fall and break Laying below the wreck ,stuck under dust and rubbleHearing movement above,while csptives lie there seeing doublePraying that someone will deliver them from this troubleAnd find them through the…
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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…
MARYANN BOSAH 