IN MY CITY by Jamiu Ahmed

IN MY CITY

I peeped through the window of tomorrow

to see what is happening in my city

I saw shadows around the sun

vicious hands trying to overcast the sun

From people to see the light, why?

I saw dreams fading into apparition

Seeping out from the deep black hole

Leaving matters in emptiness of hope

I saw beautiful vultures, beast in human

Crowded around a-day-old baby

Feeding on Its future and destiny, why?

I wonder how young would grow old

I saw crown on a headless chicken

Powers in the hands of greedy foxes

Greedily consuming people's rights, why?

I saw money and wealth owned by ghosts

Body-less legs buying stuff in the market

I wonder, where and how they got the money?

I saw some people dancing in the rain of wealth

Rejoicing to their accrued money and fame

Did they get the money in the right way?

I saw some people moaning and groaning

In a raving surge of a blazing fire

Barbarous people plunged them to hell

Turned them to a modern slave, why?

I saw people working tirelessly in faith

Like a programmed machinery of time

Their sweat could only console their faces

Because they now feed through their nose

I saw death clothed in a peaceful garment

Poisoning brothers mind against each other

Love; a free gift is now been sold in the store

Help from above, for a lot is happening in my city.