My Fortitude by Tayo Okanlawon - HTML preview

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INJURY OF OUR FURY

 

I sorrow deep down my marrow

For if this line we follow

Our tomorrow may be in sorrow.

Our gory eyes tell a sorry story

Our worried heart is embalmed in fury

For our jury see nothing of worry in our story.

Our flag should wear a tear

For our girls remain in tears

Confirming my utmost fears

Our tongue shall sing no songs 

The throng shall beat dirge gongs

For sorrow is the air in my lungs.

Our green has turned red 

Our grin has gone dead

Our soil is soaked in the oil of sorrow 

Our toil for joy is foiled by the leaders we follow.

Let the cry spread, the led are being bled to death by their heads

For how long will this bell of wrong be rung?

For how long will our lungs be filled with the air of fury?

The jury has failed in their duty and what lies in our heart is the injury of our unexpressed fury.