A POEM: FIGURES OF AFFECTION… (A Peep into Humanity) …

FIGURES OF AFFECTION… (A Peep into Humanity) …

“Everyone deserves not just to survive, but to live.

This is the most important legacy of Humanity”

-          Steve McQueen (Director of the Movie, 12 Years a Slave)

(For The Captives) …

The sands of time are exhausted;

Hour glasses are shattered;

Young mums, no milk;

Dads, no treat.

Faces in the crowd;

Tears roll down;

Soaks their cravats;

Walking in imagination, their legs are frail;

Once a vibrant emotion –

Now cold - blind.

Chains are their Jewelries;

Their skins like patterns, printed with whips;

-Cutting in;

Deep, so they can’t move a vein to strike back;

Torn. They won’t survive.

No radar to trace them from home;

Some left without hint;

Others first, peddled themselves to fraudsters;

Abandoned and lost, on a desert of no return.

Their screams have reached home;

But we can’t cross the same path that dried them up;

Can’t taunt the scourging sun there.

We can only pray for the Almighty’s intrusion.

(To Their Captors) …

So it’s you…

It’s you who I called brother;

When you lacked, I catered for;

It’s you who I called sister;

When you starved, I fed...

So it’s you…?

I was your cure; but

Now you’re my disease;

I saved you; but

Now you’re killing me.

Is it really you…?

Whom I rescued you from a trap; but now

You laid the trap on my path;

You were thirsty, I gave you from my cup;

Now I beg for a drop but you break my jaw.

It is you…

I showed you kindness; but

You now show me madness;

I clothed you; but

You’ve to the world shown my nakedness.

Halt, rethink and wait;

We have suffered enough waste;

We would stand, though lifeless and wade;

Our bones are strong and won’t melt like wax;

It’s a pleasure to let you know at the end, we would win.

You’ve started a fight-

You cannot finish.

(To Our Leaders) …

Greetings to those who sit on top;

I think this is not the promised cup;

You feed well and give us crumbs;

Now off our boat-

Some has jumped.

If only you played your cards;

If only you guarded the Queen like in chess;

If only you took us along;

…

But no, you play you games in secret;

Then bring us results as you please;

We all are scared so many run away;

Abiding is dying slowly.

Now the die is cast;

You just watched past;

On soft chairs you sat;

While we laid on mats.

Truth be told, they have faults; but

You pushed them to naught;

They had unaccomplished visions; but

You made it blurry.

You went on top to do a job; but

You only cut and chop;

You forget the poor in the street-shop;

Until they are washed ashore.

Wake up! Wake up!! Wake up!!!

We love you, please love us too;

We would support you if you support us;

Remember, you didn’t vote us;

We did.

(To The Families of the Captives) …

Better don’t cry;

So you don’t run dry;

Be strong continuously;

For they need your strength.

You have no blame;

They have carried their shame;

Since they felt home is hot;

Now they’ve seen that life is short.

You can’t go there;

Your prayers can;

We can’t deliver them;

Only God can.

Better don’t cry;

So you don’t run dry;

Be at peace continuously;

For they need your peace.

(To The World in General) …

There is one question that remains unreciprocated;

By the previous generations;

This present one; and

The generations to come –

WHAT HAS BLACK RACE DONE WRONG…?

FIGURES OF AFFECTION… (A Peep into Humanity) …

Composed, Written and Arranged by:

Treasure Ugwumsinachi Gift…

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