Manifesto Without Character. Poem by Adeyefa Tolulope Michael

Hither they've again appear
From far and near;
Like an August visitor,
To engage us in their usual convos.

In the guise of upright men they speak
What we heard even when we were kids!
Then we sprang up to see no effect,
But to continue hearing what we won't get.

In black and white they writes,
What they'll sit on after getting to the site;
With their sugar-coated mouth they pour it out,
For the whispering breeze to take up to the clouds.

Even to our homes they come with bold:
Prostrating to both young and old,
Promising us heaven on earth,
But all this they'll soon forget.

One naira will be equal to one dollar!
Petrol will be sold for fifty naira!
Employment for our teeming youth!
Dividend of democracy will return back to grassroot.

They're full of lies and deceit!
They have no economy blueprint!
They're not upright men but pretenders
Who give manifesto without character!