Brothers! It is day break.
Yes! The day that felt like it would never come.
Brothers! Let's move it before something holds us down.
Brothers! Can we look back?
Look back at Motherland.
Will she be fine alone?
To what benefit? Dear Brother!
Her heart bleeds not because we are leaving.
Her heart bleeds not because we hold any importance.
Her heart bleeds just because we chose ourselves despite showing her all the love.
Now tell me Dear Brother,
Must We Stay to Prove Our Love?
Our Love?
What exactly is Love?
Can we talk about the dangers of walking alone or with the crowd?
Can we talk about the lights out for days, months, years?
Can we talk about the failed health system?
Motherland gives no job,
Motherland rates no literate,
Foreigners do not see us less,
Just enough clues to leave.
Must I sacrifice my future
To prove that I love my Motherland?
Must I bury the prospect of a better life
Just to be called patriotic?
What has Motherland given me to sustain me?
What has she offered me to survive?
If staying means losing myself,
Must I lose myself to prove I belong?
It is such a hard decision Brother,
But Go! I Must!
It is not my will dearest Brother,
But overseas calls me.
Brother! Motherland has sacrificed so much,
Can we give to Caesar;
what belongs to Caesar.
Sacrifice of missing lives;
On National Celebrations?
Sacrifice of Distribution of licensed weapons;
To Known licensed folks?
What do Motherland owe me;
My life?
My sanity?
My peace?
Talking about leaving,
Is someone out there waiting to fill in;
My Gap?
Condolence to ye benefeciaries of my presence,
Apology to the void in my absence.
Homo-Sapien Me choose to survive;
Survival Brother!
To Survive I pick Me.
Motherland;
Does my survival depend on you?
If it does,
Then Go! I Must Go!
Now Tell me Brother;
Are there any more professionals?
Where are my Doctors?
Where are my lawyers?
Where are my engineers?
The white man sees them more valuable;
And Motherland you say?
When she is Green,
I stand strong and hope it gets better;
I see potential in Motherland.
White is my favorite.
Make me Joseph, a dreamer.
Peace I dream of;
Better future I hope for.
Motherland is Home.
My native land.
But when Home becomes a punishment;
What do you do dear Brother?
Brother! Motherland is Ours.
Go! We Must Go!
But;
Forever Motherland is Our Home.
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