Revolution

A sudden turn around that changed the story of a nation

We do not live together
But we lived as one
We were a people
Yes! We were one

A nation that was beloved
And a people in it
Ever longing for happiness
Never willing to go back

With hearts and minds alike
Jointly were we actuated
Ardently for a great good
Like never to give up will

And there was the revolution
As though an upheaval
Shattering bonds
And turning up vices

Bewilderment struck hearts
Blue-penciled rationale for laughter
Inducing tears
From eyes once lined with beauty

The hearts of men
Ablaze with maliciousness
Birthing selfishness and contemn
Letting the devil waltz

Our sacredness lives
Yet evil giggles
With fingers to the hearts
Of where our hopes lie

Men trip men
And men are killed
By men yet to be killed
By other men

Like animals for slaughter
People get slain
Body members apart
Rocking every places whit fear

The deafening sounds of blasts
Shaking our hearts
And the sight of disasters
Tearing the heart apart

Hearts are gripped with fear
Eyes are flooded with tears
Heads are ruled by confusion
While bloods are spilled ceaselessly

Nigeria, a land that flowed
With milk and honey
Now showering
Blood and tears

What transpired?
Where did we go wrong
Why are we walking in darkness
And where is our compassion?

We don't know who we are
We don't know why its happening
Rather we know we were a people
And we are no more one

Reviews

[GZ]

I love it. I can't find other words. It shows the questions in the eyes of the author, "who are we?" "what went wrong?" and the start and end of the poem just amazed me, "Yes! We were one," "And we are no more one". It has a very deep meaning. :)