that the situation was not right.
Basic amenities were lacking,
There was poverty all about,
There was nepotism in the land,
Corruption was endemic,
Abuse of power was the order of the day,
Kleptomaniacs were on the prowl,
Everything was in disarray,
Life had become brutish and short.
He asked himself, they asked themselves
Must things continue this way?
Not wishing to cause instability,
Afraid of what might result from challenging the status quo
They watched year after year,
Administration after administration,
as things got from bad to worse,
existence reduced to a mere struggle for survival.
Now was the time to act.
He must act, they must act,
they must act against their current situation,
Cause change does not come
from doing nothing,
from doing the same thing again and again.
Thus the struggle began
Against all that was bad,
Against everything that was bad,
Against anything that was unjust.
Thus began pain, persecution and prosecution.
He was unrelenting,
they were resolute in their pursuit,
then came the light at the end of the tunnel.
The light was already casting its beam on their part,
looking ahead it was clearer and getting brighter.
With hardship, with pain,
he moved ahead, they moved ahead.
It was getting better, worthier and more rewarding;
So now they cannot stop
cause they know that it could only get better
if they keep up the struggle.
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