From the streets
Voices
cry out in groans that roar out from their belly
High
hopes that someone would hear and come to their aid
That
the one that promised to protect
Will
keep their words and do as promised
But as days goes by, the
hopes drop as no one ever came
Why
do the higher ups forget so soon
That
the reason that they are up there
Is
to fight for the lower downs
How
soon they forget, that the power they wield
Is
not a weapon to kill the spirits
Of
those that they are meant to protect
But they are tools meant to
protect the fragility of humanity?
The effects
The
hope of those in the streets dwindle
The
light dims in their eyes and eventually goes out
Their
legs drag on
Because the essence of living
Has been taken away by those meant to preserve it
Because the essence of living
Has been taken away by those meant to preserve it
The quality of life is reduced from one meal to none
When
did the protector become the villain?
When
did the protected become the victim?
When
did justice become injustice?
When
did justice become a shaft?
The results
Welcome
to a society
Where
independence is just a word
That
lacks the representation of its meaning
A
facade that belies the incongruous nature
Of
a society that is broken
yearning
for healing
Bear
the scars of the shaft justice has become
In
their minds the indelible mark men in power left
Their
spirits broken because none above
Understood
that power has a mind of its own
It
takes a man of character to wield it
And
still be in control
A society
where justice has become a shaft
Where
lies the future of it?
By Victoria Ukpaka
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By Victoria Ukpaka
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Food for thought for all. I just pray God actually touch the minds of our leaders. We can have the change we so much desire if the fear of God can truly be 'First Class' in our hearts unlike the ' Pass' most of us possess. The time to take the right steps was yesterday.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, yes i like the word "Minds" every leader was once a follower and in the long run we are all responsible for the change we are always clamoring for. It's time for a mind-shift.
DeleteWe all are responsible to so extent for what ever happens in our society. To the best of my knowledge, I always believe in " planning,detecting, observing,testing and realizing before time. In that way we have higher chances to solve problems before we are been affected...early detection is key to survive..
ReplyDeletethanks for commenting, great words and knowing that yes, there is a problem is a step, the next step is how to go about it.
DeleteCaptures the current state of our society.....love this
ReplyDeleteThank you, keep your fingers crossed for more post, hope to see more of you here.
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