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In the beginning were a few street children.
Now it's gangs and families of street people.
Scavenging in waste bins, begging and stealing
With one and all ignoring the cause.
Religions aside, conscience has died.
Only a pharaoh's heart devoid of feelings.
A minister says they are no security risk.
Yet a hungry man is an angry man.
With glue for breakfast, lunch and supper,
Rotten fruits and crabs of stinking bread,
Drugged to insanity and frustrated to death,
Only an idiot can see them harmless.
Living a life unfit for humans,
Sleeping on pavement and eating in the gutter.
Deprived of education and all human comforts.
The story is sad but has to be told.
Who will break the poverty cycle?
And save the society from a disaster.
A monster of our own making,
A product of poor planning and bad governance.
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They say the people get the leaders they deserve.
Who deserves such incompetent rulers?
Visionless, merciless and greedy.
The people should say enough is enough.
Justice and fairness is thrown to the dogs.
The country of plenty moans with scarcity.
While death from hunger is the order of the day,
As rations of necessities is a daily routine.
The preachers of faith blame the devil
When their followers in numbers burn on Earth.
Citizens of my country come together and reason.
The rich and poor, we will all taste from the cup.
Of insecurity and uncertainty for all of us.
The truth is there for all to see.
The mob, the muggers and the killers at large.
Let us rebuild our nation with justice divine.
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