You took away my joy
My reason for happiness
You watched as he slipped away from me
You let them take him away
Without warning
Without preparation
You took away my joy
My reason to smile
She was just 2yrs old
My baby
You took away my joy
My happiness
By creating fake drugs
You took away life from me
You took away my joy
My one and only
The love of my life
You let me loose him
I lost him to the bad roads we have here
Why didn’t you fix them
Why do I pay tax
Why do I toil day and night
You took away my joy
The person I toil day and night for
You took her away
After all my labour
And tears
You let the political unrest
Cause her death
Didn’t you get a warning
Didn’t you see the signs
You took away my joy
My happiness
My wife and unborn child
You created hospitals
But for what reason?
They didn’t attend to her
They watched life drain away from her
You took away my heart
You took away my smile
Kill them all
The Boko Haram’s
For I know not what they fight for
But, I know
What they caused me
They took my husband from me
Where do I start from
What do I tell my children
You took away my love
My joy
My happiness
And yet you ask for patriotism
No!
Never!
Not from me!
You took all I had
You would get nothing from me
Written by: ADEBANKE FALADE