VOICE BEHIND THE DARKNESS...

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VOICE BEHIND THE DARKNESS...


OUT OF HARDSHIP A LIFE WAS
BORN.
GREW LIKE A VOLCANIC
ERUPTION, IT IS CERTAIN HIS PATH
IS BOUND TO SEE DISTRUCTION.
IF I AM MADE TO SIT ON A HOT
LAVA, HOW CAN YOU AND I
DIALOGUE
YOU GAVE ME A MENTAL
EXCITEMENT AND CALL IT ENLIGHTMENT.
YOU TOOK AWAY MY RAGE AND
ASK ME TO BE BRAVE.
YOUR EDUCATION IS
PRINCIPAL, WHAT ABOUT MY
PRINCIPLE?
NOW I CAN READ AND WRITE.BUT I
HAVE NO VOICE. 
I AM NO MORE A SLAVE
BUT A
DEPENDANT.THANKS FOR
DEMOCRATIC GIFT.
POLITICALLY I AM ABLE, ECONOMIC
WISE I AM DISABLE.
TRADE BY BARTER, YOU GAVE ME A
RELIGION
INSTEAD I GAVE YOU MY
REGION- MY LAND, WATERS
CULTURE, FAMILIES AND MOST OF
ALL MY PRIDE.
NOW THAT I AM NAKED, YOU
CLOTH ME WITH
FRAGMENT OF CHAOS STITCH
TOGETHER CALLED
AFRICA,AFRICAN,AFRICAN
AMERICAN AND NEGRO
NONE OF THESE WERE YOUR NAME.
EVERYTHING YOU TOOK AWAY
FROM ME CAN NOT
BUY YOU PEACE.
CONTINUE TO
STRIP ME OF MY
VIRTUE, SENTENCE ME TO
DEATH WHILE MY VOICE
FILL THE JAIL YOU BUILT WITH MY
SWEAT.
ONE THING IS CERTAIN YOU CAN
NOT STOP THE
RAGE AND UPRISING I WILL SPREAD
IN CITIES OF THE WORLD.
LISTEN TO THE VOICE BEHIND THE
DARKNESS.
~Ore Afolayan


I have not known Ore Afolayan for long but I can
say undoubtedly that he is
a seasoned and articulate writer.
I believe that writings are most times the 'seen
copy' of the writer's
thoughts or feelings. Aside the appalling grammar,
what is being portrayed
in this writing is what has made me to feature it
and writers like this
should be commended.
For more of Ore Afolayan's writings,
oreafolayan.wordpress.com has it.


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