The Dilemma Of A Nigerian Graduate Poem by Ikenna Omeje

It's been six years
He has nothing as his
The labour market remains red like
an iron in a furnace
A child few years ago has turned a man
But he is still dependent.

It is crisis situation
Job recruiters are overwhelmed with work
As 10 vacancies now attracts billons of job seekers
Who will save this situation?

To take a loan to support his idea is impossible
Because it's bound to only the rich
He languishes in poverty
Daily examining the reality
Wishing for sanity
What an impossibility?

Dreams are dying
The future is bleak
Hopelessness is at the peak
Many hearts are broken
Many bones are weak
But one must keep awake
For that is the only way to break
From the rat race
Oh yes!
The answer is within