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 </div><p></p><figure id="attachment_8309" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8309" style="width: 461px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://wordsrhymesandrhythm.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/mercy-must-say-no.png"><img class=" wp-image-8309 " title="Mercy Must Say No" alt="Mercy Must Say No" src="http://wordsrhymesandrhythm.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/mercy-must-say-no.png" width="461" height="352" loading="lazy"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-8309" class="wp-caption-text">www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry<strong> [Mercy Must Say No]</strong></figcaption></figure>50 futures were silent<br>
3days to 53rd independence<br>
The land spilled <a class="zem_slink" title="Blood" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood" target="_blank" rel="wikipedia">blood</a><br>
Yet we wore our flowing gowns<br>
Singing anthem and celebrating<br>
We opened fresh graves<br>
Pushed in the future leaders<br>
With a grave smile<br>
Can someone tell me if we are free<br>
Or still branded slaves
<p>As they celebrate<br>
A 53year old baby yet crawling<br>
My pen refuses to carry echo joy<br>
My ink sheds blood of grief<br>
I would rather clap for the new month<br>
Than the independence<br>
For there’s nothing to show for it<!--more--></p>
<p>Rejoice, oh barren womb!<br>
Smile the womb that never conceived<br>
For the pain of birth<br>
And death of the future<br>
Belongs not to you<br>
Wail all mothers<br>
Cry you young in heart<br>
Shed tears strong men<br>
Yobe calls for rain<br>
Let it rain!</p>
<p>Wicked ones cut off budding roses<br>
Blood suckers set tomorrow on fire<br>
They wasted future leaders<br>
Yet today’s leaders smile three days after in celebration<br>
No future… but the present celebrates!<br>
What a shame!</p>
<p>Arise, oh wasted destinies<br>
Gird your loins with swords<br>
Arise! Souls that have cross the bridge<br>
Sing the song of revenge<br>
Fight! Fight!!!<br>
If those alive won’t fight your cause<br>
Let the spirit kill!<br>
Let the wicked blood spill!</p>
<p>Daily we pray to You, <a class="zem_slink" title="Creator deity" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creator_deity" target="_blank" rel="wikipedia">Creator</a><br>
To direct our noble cause and guide our leaders right<br>
But… would You be silent on this?<br>
GOD, would You close Your eyes as one dreaming?<br>
See oh <a class="zem_slink" title="God" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God" target="_blank" rel="wikipedia">God</a>, Destinies unfulfilled<br>
This act must not go unpunished!<br>
Mercy must not say no!</p>
<p>May the dead and unfulfilled rest in peace<br>
Let ashes rest with ashes<br>
And dust with dust</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><em>Written by: Lebile Melt Tosin</em><br>
<em>Edited by: Kukogho Iruesiri Samson</em></p>
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