It began to darken our days
Brighter and bitter, its rays did burn
To more darkness our days did fall
Today the sun is risen
And our days cast in shadows
Yet silence is all we say and do
Nothing under our polis is new
The cock forbids her tongue to crow
Our dogs bark not again
The lion of old roar no more
And the free have rejected freedom
None to bear the torch
Nor torch them to cinders
Those pious gods that ever betray us
Alas! Silence is all we do and say
Tomorrow the sun will be brightest
And our darkest night will visit
Then shall we fall and stumble astray
Whishing we said what we fear to say.
Poem by: OLA OGUN
