THE PURGE
Purge! Purge! Purge!
Purge us of this stink,
This stink in the form of a faceless people with a faceless leader.
A nation spread across our abode.
The nuisance, we call them,
Why do we nothing about them?
Are we so helpless or are they that strong?
Upon all our education,
They still seem smarter.
Taking us unawares at every given place and given time.
Where are our strategists, who are their sponsors?!
Just yesterday I saw a man struggling with a native of this nation in diaspora,
His herd of cattle destroyed the poor man's farm,
when he tried to act, his wife became the sacrificial lamb.
Now flows the blood of an innocent woman!
In channels across the field,
Yet nothing was done.
How will her soul rest in peace?
A fortnight ago, dozens from a village were wiped out,
Innocent people snuffed out!
For reasons left unknown.
They say they are the originators of the land,
Yet I ask, what land?
Whether this be a protest, it doesn't seem like it at all,
This has got to do with so much more.
The killing, oh the killings,
The attacks, oh the attacks,
Blood, blood everywhere.
We do need a break!
Please let us think,
find the root cause of this happenings,
Provide a solution to end this menace,
We need to rid ourselves of this malignant tumor,
and we need to do it NOW!
#stopthekillings
#we'renoteasypickings
#nomoredefencelessness
#nomoreherdsmenattack
#letusliveinpeace
Okonkwo Jemima Chineye is a 300level student of the Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, ile-ife.
She is a freelance writer with great penchant to inspire people through her stories and poetry.