Empty promises with gasconade,
Eating the nation's papers with exultation.
Assemble to make laws,
Dissemble to violate natural rights.
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Abdulazeez Garba is a Nigerian criminologist, poet and storywriter with a distinguished background in education and research. He obtained the Nigeria Certificate in Education in English and Social Studies, earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Security Studies and is presently undertaking a Master of Science in Criminology at the University of Abuja. His research interests include urban violence, youth and juvenile offending, crime prevention and public perceptions of criminal activities. He has contributed to national research initiatives and has published scholarly articles, including a study on public perceptions of crime and criminal activities in Abuja Municipal Area Council. In addition to his academic work, Abdulazeez is an accomplished poet whose writings reflect his deep engagement with criminological themes. His poems, such as Truthful Lies, Sufferness and Women Migration, examine crime, criminal behaviour and their broader social consequences. He holds membership in the Nigeria Society for Criminology and the National Association of Criminologists and Security Practitioners of Nigeria. Through both his academic and literary contributions, he is dedicated to advancing criminological knowledge, encouraging critical discourse and promoting social reform.)
Truthful Lies
Empty promises with gasconade,
Eating the nation's papers with exultation.
Assemble to make laws,
Dissemble to violate natural rights.
Indeed, politics is worthless.
False promises and artificial truths,
Fake empathy and fraudulent sympathy.
Alleging service before the people,
Yet it is enterprise and nepotism.
Indeed, politics is worthless.
Phony characters lie unchallenged,
The real Obara with his false truths.
Crown one another with different stars,
Yet Jaguda heads white-collar cons.
Indeed, politics is worthless.
Coming in, going out,
Folks seek justice,
Falling into the deep oasis of truthful lies.
Bogus politics obsessed with power and position,
Indeed, politics is worthless.
Power stays with time,
Either leave or vanish.
Its existence is to make truthful lies.
Indeed, politics is worthless;
Power makes it worthy.
Nice 👍 pome I like the pome u have my vote
It truthful indeed great work mr abdulazeez garba you deserved it 👏
Two things can never lie in human body at the same time: his mind and his mouth.
This is an amazing poem (interesting)