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WHEN THE EARTH BLEEDS - Nnimmo Bassey |
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Nnimmo Bassey*
I heard that oil
Makes things move
But in truth I see that oil
Makes life stop
Because
The oil only flows
When the earth bleeds
A thousand explosions in the belly of the
earth
Bleeding rigs, bursting pipes
This oil flows
From the earth’s deathbed
Because
The oil only flows
When the earth bleeds
They work in the dark
We must lift up the light
Quench their gas flares
Expose their greed
Because
The oil only flows
When the earth bleeds
>From the Garden Court, Marine
Parade
We talk and talk in a garden of stones
The ocean waves bathe our eyes
But in Ogoniland we can’t even breathe
Because
The oil only flows
When the earth bleeds
What will we do?
What must we do?
Do we just sit
Wail and mop?
Arise people, let’s unite
With our fists
Let’s bandage the earth
Because
The oil only flows
When the earth bleeds
The oil only flows
When the earth bleeds
*Nigerian poet and activist |
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Ultima modificación ( 08.11.2006 )
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