Mirakee
MURDERED AT DUSK
If the Idyll only exist in dreams,
then we must mould our reality
from the mud of despondency
handed down to us from our fathers
Burn!
You do not owe them docile activism
They owe you from a century of neglect
Burn with the crucibles of genuine patriotism
Only cowards live forever in regret
Glow with the flame they tried to smoulder all this while
Your silence is no longer golden, if privation is all you have
Neither is your slumber rosy, if innocent souls die
Countlessly without justice, and all you do is sigh !
You are the millennials that brought tyranny to its knees
Ignite the keypads of your resilient souls, let it burn !
Remain defiant in costly victory or defeat
Let your voices turn to pelting rains that trickle in the sun
Be the tiger, even under bombardment, stay on your feet !
Burn, with the energy of the sun
Break the chains we have been in so long
Saddle your spirits with breakthrough songs
They were heard in drums, sing yours in MP4
For It will never remain the same when you are done !
But glow with the incense of fulfilment
Be the pride of those who crossed the toll gate of life
Resolutely, choosing the path to greatness
They bled, wrapped in your flags, as they depart in their prime.
Glow!
Never rest till your spirits haunt their mind to madness
Their souls, to oblivion
Roam every roadblocks and every ghostly regions
Hoist the flags of renaissance in tandem
Glow!
Despite visiting death on you at dusk
With your young lives,
You have bought for us a new dawn
By dancing to the cracking sounds of bullets from the barrels of despots
Forever soar into eternity
Heroes, for you burn our skylight, with chants of freedom
Escaping your lips as you lay dying, muttering.. "Peace and Unity !"
Hannibal
201020
In memory of the heroes of the Lekki Tollgate Massacre and all who lost their lives in the struggles to end police brutality, end bad governance and bring equality and justice to Nigeria.
©hanniverses
#endsars
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alpavlo_inc
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Read MoreAs you take each step as each day accords
As each tomorrow brings forth a day
Through sunlight & sunset
With glimpses of hope
& rays of burning faith
shining through the night clouds
From the stables of a lone humble moon
Who's place affords an assurance
That tomorrow remains steadfast
To keep the calendar running & counting
Endlessly & to eternity
Yet to the beyond as grace abides
Still to us as race
Pleagued with ingenuity to folly flaws
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©alpavlo_incTomorrow's Tale
As you take each step as each day accords
As each tomorrow brings forth a day
Through sunlight & sunset
With glimpses of hope
& rays of burning faith
shining through the night clouds
From the stables of a lone humble moon
Who's place affords an assurance
That tomorrow remains steadfast
To keep the calendar running & counting
Endlessly & to eternity
Yet to the beyond as grace abides
Still to us as race
Pleagued with ingenuity to folly flaws
©alpavlo_inc -
alpavlo_inc
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Read More
I hope his mental state stands square
Despite his racial deposition which stays unfair;
His electoral fraud claims remains unclear
Hence, The Blue's win over the Reds
Remains so evident as the desert sun
Yet again in repeated fashion
His pose as a winner in an election he lost
Yet in an all time overwhelming record,
Sad!
©alpavlo_inc
#writer #writerscommunity #writersden #writersnetwork #poetrycommunity #alpavlo_inc #love #writersclub #poetryclub #writersconnect #writers #endsars #endpolicebrutality #EndInsecurity #endpolicebrut #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeraThe Clown King
I hope his mental state stands square
Despite his racial deposition which stays unfair;
His electoral fraud claims remains unclear
Hence, The Blue's win over the Reds
Remains so evident as the desert sun
Yet again in repeated fashion
His pose as a winner in an election he lost
Yet in an all time overwhelming record,
Sad!
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Bravery of Hearts into Gravery of Time
(ODE to The Fallen Heroes)
The knowledge of what we are up against isn't as important as the knowledge of who we are to the deepest core of our abilities.
Too long we waited and hoped for the promised change
Tick tock, our confidence built way off the gauge
Our frustration, like a force pulled us together to face our fear
To speak with one voice; to say it loud and make it clear
From one person to another, a helping hand in oneness of heart
There was no tribe or religion, our differences could no longer tear us apart
From persons to props, resources came from near and far
The youth of the nation gathered, fearlessly primed to play the part
Then came the twentieth day of October, this year twenty-twenty
A day of pain, utter shock and disbelief; what an endless story
Shivers go down the spine at its mystery, Sorrow and fury at its memory
A government voted into power opened fire on its armless young citizens
How did our green and white get a mix of red
How could this be for a such a peaceful protest
Didn't you swear to secure, preserve and protect
How could you deny the innocent bloods you shed
To the ones we lost, your valiant bravery is a rare kind
Too early too soon, your names go into the gravery of time
You fought with heart and might, sadly at a cost so high -
Soliloquy
Things fall apart
Banshees wail from afar
The forests quakes solemnly
The epitaphs overshadows the eulogy
Bodies mar the footpath to salvation
Power blocks the door to justice
Flowing red streams stink of dreams never to be accomplished
Paid tormentors languishes in the tears of millions
I've no voice no matter how much I scream
Deaf ears awaits the ones that speak
Do we exist or live?
Why do I say my last prayers at night and when a man in uniform approaches
Every breath feels like the last
Death traps, bandits, failing health
Death rears its ugly head with every policy
The full weight of atrocities backed by arbitrariness
I watch my soul escape my body as I breathe
The throat silent as I scream
The cabals feasts on my lazy meat
This place stinks of blood, tears and mismanagement
I fancy myself a body waiting for his funeral
©doughty -
•END POLICE BRUTALITY•
You're supposed to be my protector.
The writing was always clear on the wall "POLICE IS YOUR FRIEND"
In your Haven I was supposed to find safety.
How then did you putrefy your beauty with the garment of lust ?
Freedom is all we cry from the hands of the foes we call friends.
Everyday I ask why do you seek my blood as water to quench your taste ?
Alas ! Does the pain you create in my heart feed your blood tasty soul ?
All we have is the strength of our voices.
And yet on our backs you've left the marks of Hades.
Like the river Nile blood flows from our eyes as in the days of Moses.
Please I pray thee don't let darkness engulf your light.
Don't make the cry of the innocent your lullaby.
©eniarahblack -
Serve and Protect
Serve and protect
More like hurt and disrespect...
More like slam me to the ground and rest your knee in my neck
You've been trained to deal with all situations even the case of resisting arrest
And I'm certain you didn't get the power to abuse when you received that badge..... that crest
This is a matter that needs direct and urgent address
You Mr Government and Mr President elect
Could you seek to reform the system or are you afraid to make that step
Or are you waiting until we give up the little faith we have left
Are you waiting until this has passed our nostrils and we resort to violent protest
To show how much your entire justice system has us in distress
I think it's full-time action is taken .....do more and say less
Because with this constant police brutality we won't make much progress
Every day there's another incident that results in the tightening of my chest
But it seems like it's on your ears that YOU wear that bullet proof vest
EBryan•√•
©empresseb -
GOD BLESS MY COUNTRY
In a world where love and hate live together,
The clouded minds of the leading men float together,
Their hearts tainted with envy and lust for money and power,
The souls of their subjects crying to be found cause they are lost.
A new generation fighting for something better but their efforts go almost unnoticed because of greed of their leaders.
Everywhere you look there's something to be sad about.
Behind me, there's a riot,
By my right, there are massacres,
By my left, police brutality,
And right before my sobbing eyes are starving children so close to death that they can't even move to find food...
In what world do we live in,
Where corruption and greed is the order of the day,
Where a young boy can't walk on the streets without fear for his life,
Judged based on his appearance.
Where people are dying of starvation and health issues cause they are financially strafed by greedy leaders who have stolen more than enough but don't care.
Why isn't the rest of the world bothered by this,
Why can't our leaders see their faults,
Why can't our security forces shake hands with us and fight together for a better nation?,
Instead, they're holding a shotgun to her head waiting for orders to pull the trigger.
No matter how helpless we might feel,
It is our duty to never stop fighting,
It's our duty to never forget,
It's our duty to never back down.
The love of Country unites more people than Culture or Tribe or Religion.
The love of Country has brought us to this point and we need to always, always remember that Power, is in hands of the people.
Don't stop typing,
Don't Stop recording,
Don't Forget...
We are the only ones who can save our nation from the bullet she's facing.
God bless you,
God bless Nigeria, My Country.
#OneNation
#EndSars
#EndBadGovernance
#StandStrongTogether
©ib_kotun -
Vengeance
Change they promised
Yet we're given bullets
Peace we asked for
Still we got war
We seem helpless
Who will then give us own bullets?
Vengeance they say
Belongs to the maker
How long shall we
Wait for it to come?
Release vengeance oh Lord!
Less they destroy us all.
They say we should pray for them
But how can we pray for those
Who wants us dead?
With which heart
Should we pray?
The bleeding ones or the broken?
©teefoma -
IS IT A CRIME TO BE YOUNG?
Is it a crime to be young ?
What's the fault in owning an expensive phone,
A laptop or even driving a flashy car?
Harassed, arrested and killed on basis of friviolous accusations
Our voices shut and our rights violated
We've been turned into the punching bags of these monsters
Repeatedly assaulted was he, Raped and victimized was she
Oh! Let us rise and put an end to the oppressors
That have soiled our lands red
We have a voice and our voices will be heard!
#ENDSARS
#ENDPOLICEBRUTALITYINNIGERIA
©rukiee_b -
Deathbeds Toll
If anyone had told Mama Ola that her Son wouldn't return home today, She'd had spat in their eyes and replied with the loudest "God forbid" But as it would be, I didn't return home that evening. If you ask me what Mama would be doing that particular evening, I'd say she'd be bath in fresh Dust and mud, her tomatoes scattered all around her and She'd Scream "It's a lie" even after seeing my body with my country's new found Colour. She'd throw her Wrappers to the heavens while struggling to get loose from Mama Shola and the other neighbors grips. That Woman is Strong. I know this because that was what she did when Papa died too. By standers Would stop and ask, they'd feel sorry, but no one will ever know the pain Mama would have to go through.
Either that or she would just go to sleep. I don't blame her, what else does she expect from a system that has done nothing but taken everything from her.
My name is Ola I was killed by the very people who swore to protect me.
©mizigodknows -
The dead
When the sunsets
The sun will come again
When we journey to our grave,
Our memories will come back to life
The deads are still alive,
Not in mortal body
But lives long in our hearts.
©loveofgod002 -
God hears
Even in this situation, God hears
Keep praying, God hears
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#EndSARS
No matter the thickness
Of the skin,
It's still vulnerable
To proboscis.
©emenaha_poetry -
A fallen Hero
What a vibrant young man,very much talented
The one who's handsomeness covers the cloud
His complexion makes the whole place to glitter even at night. His smiles melts the heart of an angry lion. He had vision of how beautiful his future would be. But he gave his life for the freedom of his country hours after saying that his country won't see the end of him. I have been in so much pain knowing how his innocent family will be feeling now. Not to talk of how his girlfriend will be feeling now after seeing him soaked with blood. I feel for them nd I feel for the innocent man too.
I pray you get peace in the other world
I pray that your people gets relieve from mourning you. Esp your girlfriend. Keep resting our hero. Forever in our heart
©oasis_of_love23 1 2
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I am more
Than your greed
that aches in my stomach
when you devour my pockets
to justify your iniquitous profits.
I am more than
The lashes
that you leave
On my God molded skin
When the very blood of our mother
Land drains from my veins.
I am more than
the corruption
That dwells deep in the depth
of your soul
That vows to provide and protect
No one other than your own.
I am more
Than the empty sidewalk
Left alone with traces of my blood
That seeks into the soil
Along with so many of
my victimized brothers.
I am more than
The broken promises
of a government
that failed to honour
every definition of humanity
defined under the love of God.
I am more
than the lack of opportunities
that aches my family with poverty
The poor and the rich
Born caste to inequalities.
I am more...
I am me...
I am born...
To be free...
#EndSARS
As we pray for peace 🙏
@jeniayn65 8 9
- gdotsey Amen ....peace prevail in Nigeria..
- archanatiwari_tanuja Amazing lines ❤️
- eclipsed_sun thank you for this 🖤
- philosophic_firefly Peace!
- philosophic_firefly ♥️♥️
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There was a time when all we could do was worry
About the fate of our great nation
And then there was an uprising
My Generation said we've had enough.
Enough of bad governance
And gruesome police brutality
We demanded justice
Not just false promises.
And then the shootings came- The Genocide at lekki
Courtesy of a government that saw responding to its citizens demands as weakness
So thought to teach them a lesson.
But what lesson do we take from all these
I fear if we bow to fear now, they will rig the next election
And if we complain, soldiers will be sent on another "teaching assignment"
I fear to survive we might have to risk dying
But will that even be enough?
©emeka_joel18 4 3
- freedomwriteswm PREACHHH ♥️✨
- childauthor_345 Beautiful
- purple_violet
- jeniayn I fear to survive... powerful 🙏
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priscyyy
12w
The entire human existence is a fine line between want and pain.
©priscyyy -
#endSARS
Mayday mayday
There they come, for peace they say
Yet out of their word they stray
Mayday mayday
Here they are
We're once of relieving sigh
But now livid men of hollow chest matching through the darkness they had commanded
As we make a cowering stance, uncertain
Mayday mayday
Men down!
These little steels of death flying through their rusted rifles
Spewing the blood of those they vowed to protect
Innocence has been our only felony
©somto_chinedu -
outspokencritic
13w
Read MoreWe need a change
#Endbadgovernance
#Endsars
ABetterNigeriaisnottoomuchtoaskArise
Arise oh protesters
Nigeria must be changed
Let's not relent now
'Fore we be seen as fools
Let's rise to fight for our rights
Before they write us off
Things has to change for better
Not to be bound in slavery
Greed and injustice
Arise let's complain now
Before they shut us up
All we want is easy
But they treat us like rats
That hungers for cheese
Withholding it from us
And making us feel paused
They can't pause
Us forever
For as our blood flows
We move to say
No to bad governance
No to nepotism
No to unfairness
No to dishonest leaders
Endsars
Endpolicebrutality
Endmilitarization
Endinsincerity
Meet our needs
Buhari don't buhari us again
We're tired of lies
That dices us
Just make Nigeria better
And stop making us bitter
Promising us better days
By killing all our dreams
Change before we chase you
©outspokencritic
