INNOCENT CRY

 

Have you ever taken time to listen to the silent of night?
Can you hear the voices of the innocent heart?
Underneath the darkness amidst the cloud are hopes dieing
Children, brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers are suffering

From the cruelty of an unjust world man created
Hoping to sustain through a long await night incapacitated
Hoping life will be much better tomorrow
Striving to live in a world free of unforeseen sorrow

Unconsciously, love ones are resting for the night
Who will ever thought these could be there last
I have been sleepless trying to figure out
Maybe tonight all my questions will be cast

Last night on my knees, I prayed for the world to be made right
Many are spending the night in pain and regret
Many are hungry going to bed, because no one out there cares at all
No shelter to prevent the heart from heavy out pour

In vain lives are lying six feet beneath 
With questions unanswered, trust broken and betrayed
All is needed is a minute to listen to the innocent cry
You and I can save a life today, if we both care enough to try


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DON'T CRY FOR ME NIGERIA

I am just a victim from millions of Nigerians wandering on the streets

Who have been punished unjustly for believing in the dreams of our forefathers

No one cares, if we go to bed hungry tonight

I thought the efforts of our heroes past, will avail for you and I

But we go to sleep in darkness every night, in the morning we struggle to make earns meat

No jobs to raise money to take care of the possibility of a day square meal

Everyday we hear the same old stories of billions of naira missing

Yet they promise us stable power supply, wealth and job creation

That our educational system will be improved

That there will be a health reform to reduce death mortality rate

That our roads will be rebuild, and the standard of living will be better

Corruption will be wiped out by the  people who favored it from the start

Forgive me, if I no longer have the zeal as where our forefathers

Forgive me, if I no longer believe in my Country, that things will be better

She has lost faith in me and can't accommodate my dreams

She has sold my birthright and now she is seeking my soul to rid

I am jailed and prosecuted by the people I trusted and believed in

There is no need to shared tears for me, for you are also a victim

 Why are we but so selfish, all we seek for is to enrich our personal gain

You are the cause of the tribal war and killing and also the cause of our pain

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THE DAY THE SUN STOPPED SMILING

"IN MEMORY OF 

Janet Katherine Belenfante... 

MAY HER GENTLE SOUL REST IN PEACE"

The sun stopped smiling the eve of your departure

She couldn't bear such a heavy burden of losing someone the world treasure

You are the reason the sun smile to the world in the morning

The joy, love, care and affection, you shared glows each morning

Thoughts of all the wonderful feelings you left lingers in the heart

It's because of you, the world is beautiful and today the sky's bright

Gave us eternal and graceful memories of how it feels to be touched by an angel

You willingly gave your selfless service to the world, before you heard heaven's call

Your dreams where fulfilled, because you left our hearts filled with your love

You are priceless, no one can occupy the portion you left in our hearts

This saddens the heart greatly to see you go so soon

For we never had the privilege to spend time with you

You were undoubtedly God's favorite angel on earth

Maybe He misses you so much, He couldn't spend another day, you without

A million tears wouldn't bring you back or wash the pains in our hearts

But with deepest sympathy, we accept you are in a better place reserved for the saints

Rest in peace our beloved mother, sister, daughter, wife, companion and friend

Memories of you will never depart, until we meet again in the end

We appreciate you, for walking into of our lives and for lifting our spirit high

Today, the sun smiles again as the wind carries your glory beyond the sky

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