The Shadows Of Ethnicism And Tribalism Poem by Ikenna Omeje

Oh Africa!
The Cradle of Civilization,
Yet The Least Developed Continent.
Rich in Natural Resources;
But The Abode of Lack and Want
People like Sand;
Yet, Lacks Enough Human Resources.

The Culture of Prependalism;
The Evil of the Political class
And The Fear of the Minority
National income shared by politicians,
And their cronies like inheritance in families.

What a pity?
The shadows of selfishness, ethnicity and tribalism
Have beclouded their sense of reasoning.
What a pity?
Genuine warriors are no more
For the people are helpless
Certainly there is no future,
Except in the virtues of the lost heroes

Madiba - man of colourless love for humanity
Nyerenye - The servant leader
Wake up and preach the gospel of altruism
Day in, day out;
For the leaders have lost it.

The shadows of incompetency;
Chained and imprisoned spirit of hard work
A genocide of human capital;
The massacre of thought and intellectualism
Adieu excellence!
For you're not needed here.