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Those who impoverish

cannot now make flourish.

Those who hate you

cannot now love you.

Had they repented,

they would’ve been accepted.

Let them return what they stole

or else they remain amidst us a mole.

They can't hold onto the loot

and say they care a hoot

 

My Grampy they can't employ in SimmonsCooper

They put him over 200 million heads.

Selfishness won't allow

so far it gave them a share

They’ll say “it's good”.

A 21st-century political mumbo jumbo

They faith a foolish decision

And put God’s name on it

They birthed a dead economy

And they now issue a rejoinder to the New York Times

But He that sits in the heaven will laugh

at our combined folly.

 

 

In addition to being a creative writer, Opeyemi Afeni is a lawyer based in Edmonton. He has a couple of published titles: The Game that never was; The Difference we can make amongst others.

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