Hide And Seek Poem by Adedokun Abdurrahman

1.We grew to tyrants' den.
And so listen to the piercing echo
Of whimpers from the chamber of death.
But they call it music to dance to.
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2.We saw the Naira blazenly fall.
But they say, it is like a hero at war
Whose fall was only a chance to learn
And come back up with a story to tell
A sword to wield and a glistening armour.
But when the hero drops, down and dead?
And never gets to stand on his feet?
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we hear the moan and cries
Of men grunting from pain.
But they say, 'it is the laughter of men at play'.
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Let 'em hide and we shall seek.
Let 'em strike and we shall keep.
Let 'em call a dog a cat.
And we shall wait till when it's dark.
And the dog shall speak out its mind.
Patiently! Patiently! the dog'd bark.
And then shall come, the threshold of our freedom.
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