The EndSARS Black Tuesday
Dark is the night,
Darker the soul,
Fathomless depths,
Stories to be told;
We were not armed,
but killed at the war front,
We meant no harm,
Yet our lives are gone;
We've been cut off,
In the middle of our days,
Our lives had been cut short,
Without a delay;
Our stars are darkened,
And fallen from the sky,
All our dreams have been stolen,
By this awful strife;
We thought we would fly,
Someday to lift our nation high,
Now our journey has ended,
But the struggles had just begun;
All we needed was a better nation,
A country that is worth a home,
But what we received was destruction,
A pain that took us to eternal home;
There was an anthem in our mouths,
And Flags in our hands,
We sat on the ground,
Begging for a chance.
The hard souls had no mercy,
They listened not to our cries,
They removed every CCTV,
And turned off our lights;
Tonight, our blood weeps,
The stain on the flag is the witness,
That once in history,
A nation wasted its innocent citizens;
If being a Nigerian was a crime,
You should have told us on time,
Maybe we would have found a better place,
Then get slaughtered this way.
Yes! Bullets have pierced our brains,
And slit our throats,
Our bodies have felt the pains,
But safer is our souls;
We died as heroes of our time,
A generation of change,
Youths who fought for their rights,
Youths who shall never relent;
Ours has ended,
But the struggle continues,
Someday in history,
Someone will surely remember,
"The Black Tuesday",
That night of pain,
The Black Tuesday,
the day we were slain!
About this poem
Nigeria is the most populous black nation on earth with a population of over 200 million. The country is blessed with a lot of natural resources and manpower making it to be referred to as "the Giant of Africa" by many. Despite its immense wealth, Nigeria as a country had faced several challenges that hinder its growth as the giant it should be. Examples of such challenges include poverty, corruption, insecurity, and inequality, among others. The subject of insecurity had raised a major concern, especially in Northern Nigeria where different groups of terror organizations have claimed some territories to create Islamic caliphates. The Nigerian government in response to the security challenges, set up different security arms to combat crimes in the country. One of such security units was the State Anti-robbery Squad (SARS), an arm of the Nigerian Police Force. The role of the SARS was to combat highway robbery and related offenses. Unfortunately, SARS became a menace and a more »
Written on October 20, 2020
Submitted by Abasdgreat on April 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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