We gave to them our lives
In a dangling moment of time
A contract breached without pity
The devils feed on our limbs

Our pain remains
It's venom flows in our veins
Minds subjected to tragedy
A preamble of a great malady

We are a people disgust
By the act of culpable artifice
Our minds revolve within
Our direction remains lost

We served them power
In turn we become slaves
Children sleep on empty stomachs
As bloodlines become distant

We sharpened their canines
We became the victims of merciless bites
Our souls fall at their feet
Deaf ears turned to our cry

We remain within
Our hopes drowning
Eyes cast the heavens in tears
Seeking the eternal being at their mercy.
© Yusuf Muhammad