I walked away
From the city gateway
Amidst rowdy session
Like one on a mission
I walked away
From the greedy northerners
The gluttonous westerners
From the reckless southern bay
I walked away
From clueless leadership
Leading my folks to death way
I walked away from this sinking ship
[This poem was inspired by the April 2014 twin bombing in Nyanya, Nigeria that caused scores of citizens’ death. To say this poet was devastated would be an understatement. He decried the helplessness of the government in the face of gross insecurity reportedly orchestrated by insurgents and faceless sponsors]
Tags: Poem about death, poem about despair, poem about Nigeria, poem of grief, poem about selfishness.