LOVE AND HATE

Dedicated to the victims of Benue State Killing by the Fulani Herdsmen in Nigeria

We underestimated the power of hate

See how much sorrow it brings to our gate

Every single day is another death

Our sons and daughters murdered by gunshot

Only God knows the depth of our hate

Religion is taken for a bait

Around me adversaries have gathered

They tried to take my life, but it's too late

I wondered if the lord can take the pain out

If He will ever forgive us of this insanity

How can we our grievance be buried

When a little child is afraid to sleep

If you are not careful, you maybe next

Do not let them Fool you, that it is alright

Everyone is a victim, for the society is lost

Our leaders have gone mad

With tears in my heart

I prayed for love to be shared

Here and now, so we can be one indeed

For there to be peace, love is all we need

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AGAINST THE WALL

Is your back against the wall?

The heart troubled, tired and weary

And cannot find hope or courage at all

The heart on every side dying slowly

It is true the calmness of the sea

Cannot ease a troubled soul

A weak heart can bear no will

Like working with an unambitious tool

Just when you think the enemies has taken your life

Take a closer look deeply into the sky

You will notice the life we have is very brief

With angels by your side, where you fall you cannot lie?                        

Learn to look past the mirror when you are worried

And you will see the sun smile, either or not your perfect

Impossible will fly away from your path

Faith moves away the mountains and problems solved

No wonder He made man in His likeliness

Fought our every battle even unto tomorrow

He knows you cannot thread on your own without His grace

When God knocks at your door, He takes away sorrow

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BEFORE YOU JUDGE ME

I don’t know what I did
For dad to walk out on me
Before my first birthday
It hurts me everyday in my dream

What am I supposed to do?
To justify that the world is not mean
This is a burden I tried to get rid off
For I never knew love

She is a stranger to me
What is a happy family supposed to be?
Before I could have a life, it was already over
Maybe because I am prone to anger

Makes me to be naive
I wonder if I would live long
Enough to have my own kids
I have been on the street since I was five

I was forced to be a man
No one around to lend a helping hand
They told me keep away from stress
How could I when the sky is always clouded

If you really want to help me
Then do the right thing
But if you cannot, please shut up
And let me be

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