Save Your Tears Poem by Oluwanisola Oguntuase

The young nibble on crumbled grains
Mother strain on the scar of her sacrifice
Father paints his colourless marrow


It's been a long lone walk
Our foot is tired
Our mind is restless

Our wall is feeble
Our tooth is falling apart
The sun no longer scorch

Because it's now our life
Because it's called the norm
Because our scent faded

Our leaders failed us
Our fathers failed us
Ourselves failed us

Your choice disrupted the script
You failed to nurture a true principle
You blamed others for you

Save the cry and stop singing
Stop the whirlwind and save the sail
Stop dreaming and start living