The Sea is Ablaze

A voice came crying
Crying from the sea shore
With all the strength it could gather
"Fire! Fire!! Fire!!!" it cried
"The sea ia ablaze
Hasten to the rescue
Hurry to put it off"

But
The Fire rages on
Getting Stronger with every passing seconds
Expanding with every passing minute
Till it covered the whole sea
Extending into every rivers
That flows into the sea

All effort to put it off
Proved abortive
For the fire extinguisher
Was manufactured from water
The fuel for the fire

This is the story of corruption
The fire on my country; NIGERIA
Affecting every sector of our lives
And the autorities
The extinguishers are corrupt

O what a shame?
What a sad development?
What a painful situation?




Poetry by Okuola Paul Abiola
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Written on 2009-07-05 at 19:33

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Malin Johansson
A very sad poem here, but I can in someway find a little bit of glimpse of light in it, hope!
A nice poem here!
//Malin
2009-07-05



strong words with a nice flow.

and a sad story. I hope your sea cools down...
2009-07-05