THIS COUNTRY IS NOT A POEM
IT’S A WHEAT OF GRAINS
WITH LIES AT ITS BACKGROUND
WHERE LIVES HAVE BECOME A PING PONG
THIS COUNTRY IS NOT A POEM
IT’S A WHEAT OF GRAINS
WITH LIES AT ITS BACKGROUND
WHERE PROMISES HAVE REMAINED UNFULFILED
STILL WE MUST IGNITE OUR HOPES
AND NOT FOCUS ON THE LACUNA
THE LOST HEN WILL SOON FIND ITS WAY HOME
AND THE STRAY DOG WILL REMEMBER THE
SOUND OF THE WHISTLE
©Badiru Kehinde
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