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crumbs - iquo dianaabasi lyrics

rush at the crumbs
as masters swipe them off table’s edge
unashamed, beg for more
promise allegiance and dedication;
anything to secure continued droppings
from the bowels of black crude
beneath your father’s farm

woo them, saying:
‘boss, how far, you know your boy is loyal!’
‘chairman, make dem leave something for your boys na!’
remain a faithful ‘boy’ while
contaminated air and polluted rivers
number your days
ever loyal
do his messy cleanups
erase unwanted elements for the master
do anything
but don’t engage the ‘boss’ in serious
conversation about community entitlements
oil spills, education, jobs for youth

how long before you tire of
man*made crutches, while
your limbs remain dormant?
when will you awaken and ask
whence these handouts came?
or query the original mission of those
millions before they turned crumb for boys?

how long before you stand
demand a say, in the sharing
of this communal meal?
a meal for which your land’s
depths were plumbed, while you
continue to live in penury and filth!

when will you see that masters
only push crumbs your way to
keep boys on a perpetual leash?
land of immeasurable wealth turned
poster child for despoliation
oh, niger delta
when will you tire of this bondage?

- iquo dianaabasi lyrics

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