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 </div><p>It still grieves my heart<br>
my soul has never been at peace<br>
my people were killed at Abagana<br>
a war that kept us apart till date<br>
Rancor and bitterness rule the land<br>
but for how long?</p>
<p>we’ll never forget the wickedness<br>
a peace accord was never honored<br>
now they deny us our right<br>
and our people they silently kill<br>
in the name of religion they maim and rape<br>
desecrating the land as they paint with blood<br>
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when shall we embrace each other to live as one?<br>
when shall we live in peace without shedding our blood?</p>
<p>like wilted plants, we are uprooted never<br>
to see the brightness of the sun.<br>
when shall we sing a united song?<br>
we keep looking ahead for the light,<br>
but for how long?<br>
How long shall we continue with leaders quarreling with insight?</p>
<p>where shall we go from here?<br>
nobody can give us peace if we continue to paint our land with fear<br>
blood spills daily like the volcanic blast of mount Vesuvius<br>
We’re divided against ourselves and it’s obvious</p>
<p>It still grieves my heart<br>
and I know I’ll find this peace someday.<br>
I’ll discover my land which lives in my heart<br>
I’ll sing my victory song again in the land of the rising sun someday.</p>
 
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BUT FOR HOW LONG by Maxwell Onyemaechi Opia-Enwemuche
