The Grievous Land Poem by Israel Ugwu

Arise O Compatriots!
With your 'blissful
misfortune' drained in you
Stand and bear your flag,
Lest it befalls you;
Drenched with the blood
of your brother.
O! Patriots
We ought to serve our
fatherland
With love, strenght and
faith,
But manoeuvred by the
deceiful tendencies of our
kleptocratic heroes of our
nation.
Here we are,
one nation bound in
freedom peace and
unity? ? ?
Nay, one nation bound in
slavery underneath our
thoughtless 'corrupt
masters'
warin against peace and
hatred abound.
Fratricidal blood awashed
my soul
And my heart bleeds....
O! God of creation,
Doth thou see the grieve
of our land?
Grieves of thy children, I
pray thee
Help our youths to know
the truth
NOT yielders of drugs or
notoriety but
To build a nation where
peace and justice shall
reign.
Not 'their' fatuous
promises