No laughs no frowns, No kings no crowns
Many schools no books, Always bad never good
No food many mouth, All hopes flow south
So many heart no peace, All Complaints zero notice
Many chest no heart, All heart turn cold
In so many "places" no "at", Many "lanes" no "road"
Many hands so many guns, Many souls long gone
Many orphans been born, Many youth seen bombs
Chose school then strike, Shift to trade Dollar rise
For me, My heart aches Now, Might sound funny, You are not in my state now
My hand craves for nothing, My self craves for something
I think my nation needs mend, Souls need change
A nation blessed, Oil rich nation
All impressed, Still hunger in all locations
May I have my piece, Vote me and have your piece
Haven't you had enough, I have tried alot
Cool in school, After school no more cool
Graduates working on low Wages, Ehnn...all these com be wetin? (what is all these?)
Are things ever getting better, Let me still Hope and Pray to God the Father
Another bomb blast in the North, Head is full I'm going nuts
Time to pen it all down in a paper, organize and fit it all in a letter
My president My president, What's happening to all these residents?
Should I flee from my own father's land, OR Die like a chicken in my own father's land
I'm not just writing about peace, Please do something about it
Because here, our country no soul is happy please, No soul is sleeping or resting in peace.....
Yours Sincerely Innocey23
*Soul of Nigerian Teenage Boy*
You wrote some beautiful lines. If you could do that 3 years ago, I hope to see you have grown since then
Thank you, writing poem has always been an hobby to me, but since I learnt about steemit I hvae put more focus on it and In poetry writing one never stops growing, I also want to grow my audience here but don't how.. thanks once again
The best way to grow your audience is by following and being followed - huh? Did you believe that?
You'll have an audience who'll only be interested in telling you, I loved your poem, I upvoted you, so please upvote me.
The very best way to grow is, never post a poem on the day you write it. Read it (carefully) the next day, if you can, read it aloud. Do the verses have a rhythm, do they sing to you? You'll soon learn to feel which lines spoil your poem and how to tune them.
The prouder you can be of your poems, the more likely your friends here will grow prouder of you and help drag in other friends...and you'll feel like you are flying, for you will have earned it.
Okay thanks for the tip