Posted by UGONNA OJOMBO EZEOMEDO on
With thee, my fear and trembling increase
Indeed! Thy potentialities scare me
Trembling, is my marrows before thy face
Surely Oh man! I am afraid of thee
Did thy maker made thee so?
Or where thou contaminated by the world?
Is there no glittering future for thee?
Would thou remain in my suspense?
When would thou exhaust thy potentialities?
Now in my great realization
Man has been infected
With two make-ups
From thee oh nature and nurture
Which of thee bears the blame?
Blame to thee oh nature
Thou art my worst enemy
Look at my sufferings; my predicaments
Daily I must work to earn my living
Eager to survive has misled me
Drown me deep down to dirty dungeon
Be thou forever accursed oh nurture
Why did thou send me to this deadly pit
Surrounded by harsh world and people
Who thought me the evils that I know
And create a serene scene to make them manifest
All men are evil – who can doubt?
Natural inclination is ever present
Little good they do is a child of chance
Shall we then live in this rare probability?
No! men are more dangerous than cobras
Freedom! Freedom !! Who is free?
If nature could not catch thee
Nurture would defy thee
When the environment is polluted
No true freedom is realized
Our environments have been polluted
Our homes have been burnt down
Our enemy has found a home among us
Our deadly war of body and soul
Our disintegration is not far off.