they came with woe
sowing seeds of gloom
numbing our pains with words of doom
our fears are strong and real
shadows still hunt at day
memories at noon nightmare has become
the dark our horror mirrors
company of acquaintance exist in terror
solitude a companion we quietly favor
with tears aplenty to grieve in sorrow
cheery days to feel is over
to a deity we plead for life and succor
in the divine our soul longs for solace
in mortals our heart gladdens less
"here is your solution" the preacher-man sermonize
"this is your salvation"the clergyman evangelize
he ministers a dollar in exchange for power
and a cheerful offering to buy towers
the wretched are shortchanged for salvation
for the Dangotes a tithe is redemption
yet for the innocent
damnation is imminent
eternity to earn beyond penitence
crimes guilty of by virtue of citizenry
a forerunner with their thumb made legit
like the devil's advocate the north star pledges
hope not guaranteed they wait for in foolery
in this misery our cross is tied
we will labor for our freedom till we die
stronger we become against the tide
yet in a moment we swear to fly
to victory above and beyond our height
soaring as champs across the sky
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