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TWISTED NIGER AREA Written by KEMKA S. IBEJI

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Chiaso earned his pay today Sickly thin and frail pay it is It's a round of 30 days work His bank behind smiled Yes! His back pocket ate He's right on the bus homeward  Oh poor Chaiso! Sat beside him is Ole Ole takes what's not his He did what he does  Chiaso is his latest victim  Chiaso is now empty Emptied by Ole as Ole  Service pay time called The ferryman beckoned  It was for Chiaso to pay He ran to his bank behind  Chiaso touched emptiness Bewildered, his joy vanished  Ye man! Neighbours chorused  He was scorned visibly  Poor Chiaso is lost His innocence and sin mixed  He's apparently blue faced  Angel Ole quickly helped  Ole paid off Chiaso's debt Neither pity nor for charity Ole bought fame to bury suspicion Ole was drenched in praises  Prayers for more of his kind echoed  Ole's victim joined, worshipping him Like Ole like these folks Folks that masses follow They lead them very Olely  Oles of Niger Area L...

POISONED VICTORY Written by KEMKA S. IBEJI

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Let's not take in one bullet  Let's fight safe and stay alive  Only then is our victory real We look up the sky to know  To know what's far away there  We lose sight of here and fall Our eyes saw the reality  But our bodies are in the pits  The essence of that perception? On our hunt for wealth We hurt our hearts, minds We stay away from our bodies  We abandon ourselves to ills  When the wealth's in grips  We're eaten by sicknesses  But here's wealth and more But the body, soul are gone  Get me my victory  Don't let it get bad Get me sound victory  Please don't poison it Let not our prize be funeral  Give me that victory  Victory without poison.