Nigerian Scammer

you created a terrible culture / where robbing people of their hard-earned money / is a thing to be praised for / picking pockets on busy streets / of elderly men / and snatching briefcases / from younger men standing on the roadsides / because you see them wearing suits / but they are only seeking jobs / and the hand bags of women with babies on their backs / distracted because they were shielding their faces from the sun / and people call you smart / praise you and slap you on the back with respect / and the younger ones look up at you with admiration / sharp boy / omo to ja /

and there are some of you with laptops / and skewed, evil brains / who take it to the next level / and dupe innocent people of their money / when they ask you / you say you are avenging your ancestors / the world calls you / and the other Nigerians who aren't even like you / 'Nigerian scammers' / and you bare all your teeth in laughter / as if something is funny here / as if you can't see that this is your reputation in the gutter /

you normalise stealing / you conceive a notion that purloining is okay / because why won't anybody take what is not theirs / when it is readily available / or stupefy them into giving it up / then you are suddenly confused / when your politicians embezzle your national funds / publicly / without shame / without remorse / without punition / without fulfilling the promises / they made during their campaigns / and have the nerve to seek re-election /