T for thief

a stitch in time that steals from nine.
you stand in front of cameras to speak
to give hope, to sound, to share
a piece of empathy you claim to own
with us. to gather praises and names.
-shameless-
you use our plight for grants and more,
you take pictures of our pain for gain,
you provide food to starve the weak,
you provide shelter to deny the poor,
your name denounces you from the
government but you are a worse thief,
call yourselves NGOs. may God end you ooo.
-bastards-
the sight of your faces should bring calm,
one should fear to err because of your wrath,
but no, instead, what do you do?
become tailors to those who oppress us
with money made from theft. and you know.
shoot at us at the slightest moment. for fun.
raise placards discouraging us from drugs,
be the hub for the safe distribution. of drugs.
‘to serve and to protect’ did not specify if it
excludes anyone from the favour. it does not.
the Nigerian forces, the Nigerian government:
-hmmm-

Tomide Abdul