The Irresponsible People Poem by Okoemu Okoemu Okoemu

Pity and saddened
That such it is
A people, acclaimed giant
So crudely irresponsible
And uncivilized, even with millions of degrees
And certifications
Schooled but not educated
A people so irresponsible
Dare do anything so much so
It pleases them no matter then
How wrong it is.

Nigerians!
The irresponsible people
From President to the citizens
We are irresponsible
So irresponsible
That is why we loot and we see nothing wrong in it
That's why we sell substandard products
No matter the lives we endangered
That is why we bribe to get votes
We bribe to get anything
Even that which is by right for us,
We are so irresponsible
That's why we sing the praises of corrupt people
Only because they have stolen wealth to show for it
That's why we acquire properties up to the day we retired to the grave
That's why we can do anything for anything
We are irresponsible
That's why we kill and fight ourselves
Because we are told to do so by faith or creed
That's why we owe our labourers
And would not pay them what they laboured for
That's why we won't increase their wages
Even when we have increased their workloads.

We are so irresponsible,
That's why we rob Peter to pay Paul
Because Peter isn't from the senator's family
That's why weven don't ask our children
Their sources of wealth
So far they build houses
Buy cars and wear clothes
And eat the best of meal.

We are so irresponsible
That is why I will kill you for Buhari
While Buhari's children are enjoying overseas
And you will kill me for Atiku
While atiku's children are cooling off abroad.

Nigerians are irresponsible
Uncivilized people
That's why Shaitti will fight and kill
Boko Haram will kill and destroy at will
Herdsmen kill and rape still
The book to bring them to has been torn to pieces.

We are so irresponsible
That's why party leaders can use students as thugs
And the Youths aspiring to be like Obasanjo or Oshiomole
We are irresponsible that's why we are underdeveloped.

We are irresponsible
That's why we will beat traffic light at Red
That's why dunce will graduate with first class
And gifted and talented be struggling with third class
That's why churches are now business centers
And schools too for business.

We are irresponsible that's why
To fight corruption is a no,
Instead to be corrupt is a yes,
We are irresponsible
That's why we don't even know our left from our rights
Nigeria, great nation;
Regrettably, with irresponsible people.

We don't need constitution or laws
We don't need sermons or preaching
We don't need God to come from anywhere
We don't need messiah from Nazareth
We only need to be responsible
And we are there;
We are were we are
And we fall below this
As we continue to hold on to irresponsibility.

-okoemu Okoemu Okoemu _Rabbi