Dear Editor,
I read a poem, “I weep for my country.” I also weep for my country.
I believe we are going through a time in our nation that I would describe as a lack of spiritual and courageous leaders. We are going through a moral drought.
I weep bitterly night and day for Guyana because our nation is in trouble. I weep for my brothers and sisters on both sides of the political spectrum who have been deceived by political parties.
I weep for those who believed that they were getting a change in government but instead they got an exchange. I weep bitterly for the ignorance of my fellow citizens and countrymen.
I weep bitterly for the greedy and corrupt politicians. I weep for the lack of transparency and the bad oil contract.
I weep for those leaders who float on the euphoria of their stolen wealth. I weep for the citizenry who remains silent.
I weep for those who refuse to speak out against corruption.
Editor, I weep bitterly for the good men and women who have remained silent. I weep for those in the media who have turned a blind eye to reporting on corruption in the oil and gas industry.
I weep for those who believe that loyalty to parties is more important than loyalty to their country. I weep for our nation because it’s very divided.
I weep for our nation because the oil companies like it when the nation is divided and fighting each other because it is easier to gain enormous profits.
I weep for those who are poor and downtrodden because they will remain in poverty. I weep for the oil companies that take advantage of the disadvantaged.
I weep for Guyana because I can see it becoming like Venezuela. I weep for the readers who believe the politicians’ lies that better days are coming. I weep for our nation because it has fallen from grace.
Editor, the only thing that will fix this problem is if the entire country demands a change in the oil contract. Until then, we are going to become another Venezuela.
Yours faithfully,
Anthony Pantlitz
