LOST GEM - A Poem

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Like the sun in the morning, He came into the world a champ,
His arrival brought joy and laughter to everybody's faces,
Everyone welcomed him with prayers and high expectations,
He was a blister of hope

Oh! Dear boy,
He grew and developed into loving and caring hands,
He was the pride of the clan,
A deposit of praises and adoration,
He was welcomed like rainfall after a long drought

Oh Dear boy!
He soiled every record in school,
Teachers were marvelled,
Friends were wowed,
A good example at church,

Oh Dear boy,
He got stuck in the strong net of peer pressure,
Dreams and aspirations were washed down the drains,
Grades were dropping like Naira to Dollar,
The once good boy went worse

Oh Dear boy,
He had a U-turn in his life,
Drugs and fraud became his best friends,
Codeine and Tramadol became his food,
"It is the money of my forefathers" he says,
He was the royal 'Highness'
He got his joy from others' ruins,

Oh Dear boy,
He got his life in jeopardy,
He let friends and the society destroy him,
How will he get his life back on track?
How will he find his lost compass? 
How will he get his shining dreams back?


©Ajibola Akinola Abubakar
@CM__BLACK

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