The man
With a promise
Mr Liberation
The Messiah we waited for
The ruler has come
He cometh slowly
Welcome him
He chanted his words
He planted his doings
The Black Archbishop
The revealer
Our secrets he knew
Our existence he found
The man
He led us forward
He raised his mantle
We rejoiced like babies
He cornered our shame
We walked by his side
Alas
He pushed us
We dug our own pit
We walked in chains
He bounded us not
Yet his superior reigneth
The man
With a promise
Mr Liberation
Written by Tosan Oluwakemi Thompson
Mar 18, 2020
Mar 18, 2020 at 12:49 PM UTC
The man
With a promise
Mr Liberation
The Messiah we waited for
The ruler has come
He cometh slowly
Welcome him
He chanted his words
He planted his doings
The Black Archbishop
The revealer
Our secrets he knew
Our existence he found
The man
He led us forward
He raised his mantle
We rejoiced like babies
He cornered our shame
We walked by his side
Alas
He pushed us
We dug our own pit
We walked in chains
He bounded us not
Yet his superior reigneth
The man
With a promise
Mr Liberation
Written by Tosan Oluwakemi Thompson
The man with a promise is a poem that sheds light on political leaders in Africa.
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