I CRY FOR AFRICA

THE CONTINENT IS BLEEDING AND NOTHING IS HAPPENING TO HELP ELEVATE THE PAIN.

"Vote me in my people!
I will be better than any you have had as a predecessor.
Let us join and fight for our freedom,
Let us do away with this man who's our oppressor.
For with me at the helm, I will rule so fairly this kingdom."

why are we myopic,
and idiotic,
yet so isotopic?

We suffer because we are forced to decide,
We suffer because we choose not in the present reside.
We pay the price of picking a side,
Yet we celebrate them when they win with pride.
But, sadly we forget the type of ride,
That we have picked, till we begin the downward slide.

Consolidated are their powers,
How they do it everybody wonders.
How they even quickly forget, everyone ponders.
Yet they go to bed with their life's plunders
Ready to slain any soul that is ready to stand as their contenders.

We no longer cry tears'
our faces today cant express our fears.
We sadly hope that the murky lurking stench of death clears
And the loud sounds of the guns to stop their blares

yet this is just what we hope,
many of us can no longer cope.
The UN says its beyond their scope,
Yet these leaders can afford to far away lope.
and away they go unscathed, with our promised futures they elope,
leaving us stuck, with no way to climb back up the muddy slope

so the cycle continues
Taxes will be mounted on us to earn them revenues
no room to protest, since the system has done away with all the avenues
for recourse, no detinue,
all of us left to be political retinue

so the country bleeds
from the sole actions of an individual protected by his deeds
Say No! and your life for you pleads
Say YES! and you partake in the evil proceeds
and these are what we have planted as seeds
As Hate, Corruption, War and Embezzlement, we s meticulously cultivate as our core needs.

Author's Note

What do you think about this piece did it as my first project here.

Reviews

[J Todd Underhill]

Well done my friend! I read this and was thinking to myself that here is a person using his poetry to find his worldy voice! I enjoyed the read and believe that this world needs to find peace through art and expression. There are people half a world away who want nothing more than peace love and understanding as well.

[KingBayles]

thanks Man rally wish i can be a voice of peace love and understanding

[JCorry]

I loved it. Felt the anger right from the get-go, the immediacy, and especially given the subject matter, I thought it was handled very well. Very cool.

[KingBayles]

thanks JCorry really appreciated. any more insights would be welcome