Justifying a thief
Looking for a Redeemer
Yet selling one's soul for bargain
Sale of one's conscience
Giving room for imprisonment
Doing away with the inconvenient truth
A line-up of forgotten heritage
Accepting the long spoon
Cornering the dividends of abandonment
Losing one's entitlement
Giving betrayal a new name
Crowning loyalists king of the land
Upholding truth
A forgotten culture
Making lies their way of life
Truth at the cross
Dying for it's belief
A martyr no one wants
Written by Tosan Oluwakemi Thompson
Jul 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020 at 5:04 PM UTC
Justifying a thief
Looking for a Redeemer
Yet selling one's soul for bargain
Sale of one's conscience
Giving room for imprisonment
Doing away with the inconvenient truth
A line-up of forgotten heritage
Accepting the long spoon
Cornering the dividends of abandonment
Losing one's entitlement
Giving betrayal a new name
Crowning loyalists king of the land
Upholding truth
A forgotten culture
Making lies their way of life
Truth at the cross
Dying for it's belief
A martyr no one wants
Written by Tosan Oluwakemi Thompson
This is a poem addressing the issues of truth, conscience, and politics in Africa.
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