AT THE RECEIVING END

The Receiving End

Let's let the facts be being not folded

Let's make the facts known in truism hooded

And it's only in the light of that we shall not be

Living some few ones else's lives

It would be being productive by then, we not deceiving ourselves aye...

Old rags in power from the past

For the love of their pockets so they cast

They can forecast

They dream of our dreams

for we

Led us into lahar of confusion and seas of penury

They have hoodwinked us well as many as we be

They have given you youth 5 Naira only

To run their selfish dreams for 'em and you know it

You pretend you don't know it

So our parents be sufferer of decisions they didn't fashion

Our mothers in their aged still free us with their breasts in action

We've moreover come to school yet, to finish out of jobs option

So we struggle to finish to continue to starve n' thirst to survive

Let's revive

As young and agile as we be

Labour market lies there frowning -- not smiling see

First class hardly do it today you see

Even the worst Pass and connexion simply see

Pretend to go to school now

Act we have no government at all to cater for us now

O you dreamlessly thoughtless studious school children

I wept for you!

for I am minced up with gaga anger for you

I am tired for you for you you might end up suffering the same sicknesses

Your elders did

Yorùbás say "Where the elders fall in deed

The youngs behind should avoid sowing the same seed"

Raise your hands, break up your scalps into threes

Deep your hands into the hollows, into the water and rinse

Change your mentality o you sons and daughters of Nigeria today's!

Your matriculation/graduation/NYSC caps be not the end of the race

It be the beginning:

So, run your race knowing well what you can create for yourself

You praying hoping only holy you deceiving yourself

Imagine with your head and not what's beneath yourself

Be creative

Innovative

Be wise

And you'll rise

Be there independent

Our government's incompetent

Use what you have learn

To survive fine to earn.

- Jodekss

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