A red ray of light

How on earth would you ask to stop?
Considering how far we’ve come,
How much time has gone with seasons
How can you ask us to let go?

To you who yells and cries “Free us”
How on earth would you ask to stop?
Our deaths have been buried quietly
Blood must cover for what we lack

No lies, the pain infuriates
Solution seems quite far fetched, but
How on earth would you ask to stop?
This union is a blessing

Crops, tin, strength, oil wets all over
We spend time fighting over them
Instead of picking and cash out
How on earth would you ask to stop?

Victor Oyedele