Each time I take my pen to write
I get confused as to what to write
Not because I lack what to write
But because there’s plenty I wish to write
Each time I am called upon to speak
I get excited with confusion at its peak
There’s an array of issues from which I may pick
Unfortunately, almost all of them make me sick
So today, I finally decide to break out of this mental detention
To talk about an issue that has garnered so much attention
This issue has caused so much confusion
What is it I speak of? ………….CORRUPTION

In my over two decades of existence
On this planet that we call earth
Never have I seen a disease so persistent
My leaders say corruption can be deleted
Ha ha ha. What a fallacy so committed
Their lies can be likened to a prostitute
Claiming to be a virgin before a multitude
These guys have made lying their attitude
Thinking that all of us have lost our aptitude
A war against corruption is like a war against the sun
Because you are sure to get your skin burned
Even before you finish chanting your war song
So, instead of bragging in front of television stations
Why not retire to your different workstations
And scheme ways of freeing this nation
From the firm grip of the several heads of corruption
If corruption were to be a giant tree
Then surely it must have its offspring
I am pretty sure that impunity, money laundering and bribery
Cannot be strangers in this tree’s family
Even though my leaders know this
Yet they keep acting as if it requires magic
For us to cut down their fat salaries
Thereby putting an end to their numerous acts of impunity
We heard of Professor Soludo’s masterpiece
Which was geared towards bringing peace
To the long term Naira and Dollar discrepancy
Today, the Ghanaian cedi
Has started even though slowly
Its long walk to victory
But my leaders who practice money laundering
To the extent of emptying a state’s treasury
Will never allow our dear currency
To commence its own walk to victory
Because this will drop drastically
The very high level of bribery
That is existent in my dear country
So this is my take on corruption
It is just another device of distraction
That is intended to take away our concentration
From the major bone of contention
When next your leader tells you he is battle ready for corruption
Ask him to make an official declaration
Of salaries and allowances in his possession
Tell him to cut down on the collection
Of security votes during his administration
Urge him to use his foreign connections
To put the naira and dollar in a fair competition
Let’s say NO to this deception
Let’s put an end to this Nollywood presentation
Where every Farouk, Obi and Animashaun
Will stand up to blame a faceless corruption
For his inability to end the discrimination
Between his pay and that of the other members of the population
Oh God! There’s just too much romance
Between my leaders and their banks
Father, help us to see all their pranks
These people need your deliverance
Perhaps you should knock into their heads
Very large quantities of common sense
Dear Lord, also build a thick fence
Between them and their evil friends
Who will stop at nothing else
But to gain financial independence
At the very wicked expense
Of Your children’s innocence
My name is EZE N.N.
And I just want to make a difference.