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What the Future Could Be

What the Future Could Be

They take three steps forward but hundreds backwards.
A vicious cycle,
Sinking us to penury.
Three right actions, many wrong.
A plaguing vehicle,
Birthing daydreams of times long gone.

Gideon lives in the past, the perfect yesterdays.
When he believes honest leaders were countless.
And officials were not endlessly self-centred.
Maybe, he lives in an era that never existed.

Three steps forward, hundreds backwards.
His world is in chaos,
When he hears about Death's meals.
Strangers are gone, loved ones are heaped.
Meaningless slaughter,
Nursing daydreams of the good old days.

Fatima longs for the past. Blissful former times.
It was rare to witness 'no conscience'.
Visitors valued locals and their friendliness.
Maybe, she craves an era that never existed.

Three steps forward, hundreds backwards.
They long for yesterdays,
Which shouldn't be.
Maybe the regression will come to an end,
If they do not stay,
Where man cannot go.

We need to actualise what we want to see.
Guided by positives; real and fantasy,
Because our very breathe emphasizes one thing,
We can still influence what our future will be

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By Sylvanus Ebiegberi Nabena
Twitter: @slynabena

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