Dear God Poem by Emmanuel Ayeni

In this cracked earth, where faith bleeds dry,
Why do our tears fall, yet the heavens stay shy?
You birthed this nation with a sculptor's hand,
Why then do tyrants reign, and truth disband?

You spoke light into chaos, called all things good,
Yet darkness camps where justice should.
Is this Your test or silence unexplained?
Why do shadows mock what grace ordained?

Freedom gasps beneath the weight of chains,
Why do rulers trade our hope for gains?
The people's pulse falters, our rhythm slain,
Why must dreams drown in their own pain?

Why do zealots feast where children bleed?
Why does madness bloom and multiply its seed?
Why do Chibok's daughters still cry and cling,
While Leah's faith remains a caged winged thing?

How can sentinels of order breed fear and chain?
Why do protectors inflict more pain?
Why is oath forgotten, and right betrayed,
While justice sleeps, and truth decayed?

You are righteous, Your Word our creed,
Yet the innocent perish, and the wicked feed.
Are we cursed, or merely blind to see?
Why does night outlast Your decree?

Let dawn not whisper, but roar awake,
Let truth arise for mercy's sake.
Let justice roll like the boundless sea,
Till every soul in this land walks free.