African Presidents - James O. Gaygay

Your empty promises surge our expectations

We swallow the lies your tongue preached

Our bellies became conceived by your deceits

Frustration, disappointment, and regrets are our sons and daughters

They play in the vicinity of our minds

You poli-tricked our minds with your political games

Retaliation now, is born against your will

We ran from house to house preaching your gospel

Urging our fellow patriots to cast their ballots in your favour;

proclaiming you as the saviour

Now that you sit upon the golden seat

You circumvent the laws

Retaliation now, is born against your will

We give you authorities over the resources of our land;

injustices, violence, unemployment, and economic hardship is what we get

We are going to fight you,

Not with muscles or guns

We are not going to stand in the streets and throw stones

neither are we going to burn tyres or block traffic

You embezzled our birthrights and enshroud yourself behind the presidency

Retaliation now, is born against your will

Our mouths have become poisonous

The words we spit are Venom

We are coming not to grip your heels with our fangs

We will torture your hearts

you will see the difference between black and white

You enrich yourself at the detriment of the poor

Retaliation now, is born against your will

Corruption is a plague,

It scourges the hearts of the land

You took the air and declared war against his deeds

Yet you pave his way into the hearts of the weak

You eat crab without shame; the presidency frown at you in woes

You see accountability and his acquaintances as your worst enemies

Retaliation now, is born against your will

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James O. Gaygay (21st century) Liberia

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