'Wailing Wailer' by Ugwu Lawrence Enenche

In the days of the ancients

We leave without endemic and terrorism

Equity and probity was our husband

Justice and transparency our life partner

Life regarded than precious gold

Character than dazzling silver

Fairness was our insignia

Truth our common breastplate

Love, a radiance shield

Peace roars all day long

Nights gave birth to halcyon days

Wealth, for charity and help

Now our city a citadel of hell

Kickbacks cum terrorism our identity

Raging Armageddon for money

Bribery, a legal lifestyle

Corruption, the fame of the moment

Our tomorrow is amorphous

We are now claptrap workers

For fame hankering godfathers

That cherishes their claret than life

Singing their praises like auks!

Ugwu Lawrence Enencheis a prolific writer and reputable researcher on African literature and folklore. He has a bachelor degree on English literature from Ahmadu Bello university and master's degree on English literature from Bayero university, Kano. He is the author of Gone With Love, Just After Dawn, and A Talking Dream. You can shoot him an email ugwulawlaw@gmail.com, follow him on Twitter: Lawrence Enenche/Instagram: Ugwu1.

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