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Olodo Uprising
<p>Olodo Uprising</p><p><br/></p><p>They said,</p><p>"Olodo!"</p><p><br/></p><p>The word flew through the air</p><p>Like a stone thrown at a child</p><p>Who only needed time.</p><p><br/></p><p>"Olodo."</p><p>A name.</p><p>A joke.</p><p>A sentence passed</p><p>Without a trial.</p><p><br/></p><p>But tell me</p><p>Who decided that a slow beginning</p><p>Means a hopeless ending?</p><p><br/></p><p>Some of us fought battles</p><p>No examination paper could ever test.</p><p>Empty stomachs.</p><p>Sleepless nights.</p><p>Broken homes.</p><p>Silent tears.</p><p>Yet every morning,</p><p>We still showed up.</p><p><br/></p><p>You mocked our voices,</p><p>So we learned to speak with actions.</p><p><br/></p><p>You laughed at our dreams,</p><p>So we built them in silence.</p><p><br/></p><p>You called us failures,</p><p>But failure was only a classroom</p><p>Not our destination.</p><p><br/></p><p>Listen!</p><p><br/></p><p>The earth does not ask a seed</p><p>Why it took longer to grow.</p><p>It only celebrates the tree</p><p>When it finally touches the sky.</p><p><br/></p><p>So today,</p><p>This is more than an uprising.</p><p><br/></p><p>It is the rebellion</p><p>Of the underestimated.</p><p><br/></p><p>The anthem</p><p>Of those who were written off.</p><p><br/></p><p>The march</p><p>Of every child who was told,</p><p>"You'll never make it."</p><p><br/></p><p>We are no longer asking</p><p>For permission to be seen.</p><p><br/></p><p>We are becoming</p><p>Too bright to ignore.</p><p><br/></p><p>Call us Olodo if you must.</p><p><br/></p><p>But remember this...</p><p><br/></p><p>The same mouths that mocked us</p><p>Will one day struggle</p><p>To pronounce our success.</p><p><br/></p><p>This is the Olodo Uprising.</p><p><br/></p><p>Not powered by revenge,</p><p>But by resilience.</p><p><br/></p><p>Not fueled by hatred,</p><p>But by hope.</p><p><br/></p><p>And when history remembers this generation,</p><p><br/></p><p>It will not remember</p><p>What they called us.</p><p><br/></p><p>It will remember</p><p><br/></p><p>How we rose.</p>
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