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 </div><p></p><figure id="attachment_5511" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5511" style="width: 325px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://wordsrhymesandrhythm.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=5511#main" rel="attachment wp-att-5511"><img class="size-full wp-image-5511" alt="If Amnesty Is The Key" src="http://poetry.wrr.ng/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/if-amnesty-is-the-key.jpg" height="251" width="325" loading="lazy"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5511" class="wp-caption-text">www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry <strong>[If Amnesty Is The Key]</strong></figcaption></figure>They carried arms to fight their cause<br>
Of ravaged farms and streams of curse<br>
They waged their fight with thunderous might<br>
Worsening their plight for a future so bright,<br>
With flowing blood<br>
They threatened the nation’s livelihood.
<p>No longer could the nation stand<br>
Their violence brand<br>
So for the sake of the economy<br>
They were granted amnesty.</p>
<p>Then from nowhere these ones came<br>
Fomenting fear in a ‘Holy One’s’ name<br>
Littering their streets with vulture’s food<br>
Rearing rifts where peace once stood,<br>
With queer intentions<br>
They threatened the nation’s existence.</p>
<p>Without pity, they destroy<br>
With the inhumane means they employ<br>
And for the sake of fair play and unity<br>
They were offered amnesty.</p>
<p>Whereas, our tomorrows are uncertain<br>
Alas, we are in sorrows and under pain<br>
The nation has mortgaged our future<br>
Our tomorrows obscured, no hope to nurture,<br>
Our tempers are slowly rising<br>
Collectively, it might yield an uprising.</p>
<p>But if amnesty is the key<br>
Why wait for our violent plea<br>
After swimming in frustration’s sea?<br>
In advance, grant us amnesty!</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">Written by: Alozor Michael Ikechukwu<br>
Edited by: Kukogho Iruesiri Samson</p>
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