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Samuel Ibok
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MY HOME FOR NOW!
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<span class="html-content"><p>I speak of a country called a giant</p> <p>One whose shoulders I won't stand on </p> <p>As its legs have become feeble </p> <p>I speak of a place </p> <p>Where two rivers meet </p> <p>Rivers flowing with blood</p> <p>The Blood of our brothers </p> <p>Spilled by our cousins </p> <p>I speak of fertile lands </p> <p>That has become battle grounds</p> <p>I speak of my father land </p> <p>But not my daughters land</p> <p>Our daughters are still not back </p> <p>And no one is searching</p> <p>They left as children </p> <p>Returned as mother's </p> <p>Children bearing children </p> <p>We failed them </p> <p>Perhaps there's hope</p> <p>My cousin would have been 10 today </p> <p>If there was power in the hospital </p> <p> He was born at night and he never saw light </p> <p>We are hungry in the midst of plenty </p> <p>We feed our neighbours while we starve </p> <p>Our leaders cheat on us- "their wives" </p> <p>As they invest in their side chick's abroad </p> <p>Our birthright was traded for gold </p> <p>A story untold </p> <p>Our story is not over </p> <p>We will rise again </p> <p>Hopefully!</p> </span>
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