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Igboro "The Street" by Hidentity(m): 12:54am On Sep 23, 2014 |
Igboro, to you I write this beautiful morning Laugh not, for this is in no way funny Igboro, why are you so unfair to the hustling boys? From my window I see girls languish and toil Igboro, from threading you we’ve lost many shoe soles Millions you deny their desires till they lie with no soul Igboro, why are you unmoved by the orphan’s cry? Where the needy expect a fountain, you make so dry Igboro, why art thou made this Corper droop in khaki? When you know you won’t even afford him a car key Igboro, see their mighty structures built by Julius Berger Yet, our streets are littered with destitute and beggars Igboro, with our wealth for themselves they build kingdoms And their wives travel far; even to the Queendom Igboro, our intact prospect is hidden under these tattered shirts That we deserve more than this, I can surely bet Igboro, see that old woman fidgeting towards the road For no offence, soldiers booted the old man till he squats like a toad Igboro, from political thuggery we were forced to earn Their sons and daughters own fortune even at the age of ten Igboro, my neighbor walked pass me in his Aston martin I drove after with my feet sweating and panting Igboro, the populi you enriched with old shoes and clothes They have yacht while we stick to the wooden boat Igboro, noble ladies you’ve coerced to auction their bodies And the boys you forced to engage in deals that are bloody Igboro, see those innocent kids engaging in guilty deeds Due to violence their loving parents got killed Igboro, you warned it’s dangerous to walk you at night Yet, shady dealers did it and earned in the dark with no light Igboro, I do not know what tomorrow will offer But quote me, you won’t decide my fate so I dare not bother Hidentity is an African. |
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