The Most Reverend Opportunities Missed
By Atilieu Diing Akol, Kigali, Rwanda
They were moving too fast
Taking advantage of the disaster
Hurrying to fill their endless pockets
Looting, proud and with no regret
Intimidation to control loyalty
Feeding us lies and half truths
Filing class action suits to blind
Their delight in exposing theft unmatched
Keenly alert to any gazing opportunity
Opportunist or did you seize the opportunity?
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They engaged us in small talk
Promises of paradise and flowing milk
And went on for hours to dark
About past alliances and the aftermath
Taking chances for whatever gain
Checking every entrance for pay
Now the palace is with them
Still they are miserable and cry foul
And the public that was once ignored
Now up in arms against you opportunists
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They thought us foolish
Pillaging our youth with disaster
Siphoning our love and pride for the land
Snacking at midnight as we snore
And like the mighty fearless shark
Praying on their own with no recourse
Now we hope you find what you seek
Most reverend opportunist
Help us understand your desires
If you are assets or miserable leeches
For we will not carry opportunists!
Our backs are already broken enough.
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