Do we carry up arms?
Or do we die in silence?
They say if we
legalize
Then we can save
lives
But all the
legality
Has only
increased our poverty
So those who
play ruthlessly
Are the ones getting
rich senselessly
So we cry louder
and work harder
They laugh louder
and even get richer
It has never
been fair
This game called
life
It has never
been fair
This thing
called rules
It has never
worked for us people
This thing called
law
It has never
saved lives
This thing called
legality
I'm as confused
as you are
To carry arms or
to carry cards?
To vote or to
riot?
I'm as hungry as
you are
To be sincere or
to sell out?
To remain or to
run away?
It isn't fair where
we have found ourselves
It never
measures, this living we have found for ourselves
They were
supposed to lead us
But they maim us
So we scratch
and kill and die
And for this living
we have found for ourselves,
I am as confused
as you are
Yours Truly,
Vivian Igbokwe
