Good bye, Nigeria!
GOOD BYE,NIGERIA!
It’s hard to say and to believe
This is the now reality
Never knew it will get to this
This is how it has become
Good bye Nigeria
The land of promise
Of diversity and potential
The land in prime skylines
Now smothered by invective
Good bye Nigeria of the 80s
Of the nineties when you could travel with ease
Now locked in night mares and day scare
Hopes dashed, dreams shattered
Rudderless in float
On open sea of endless horizon.
Good bye Nigeria!
Diversity lost, plurality wasted
Eclipsed by ethnic domination
Flattened by inglorious religious persuasions
Promoting political vindictiveness
Denying her reality, ignoring her own truths
Good bye Nigeria!
There was a country
That never bothered to became a nation
That kill her citizens with glee
That pamper them with untruth,
Deride them for crying out
Blame them for speaking out
There was a country!
I wish I could have my country back
But it’s taken away from me
And I can’t ask why
Because I shouldn’t talk
The powers won’t let me
I keep silent
And I mumble, and say
As I sleep and dream on,
“Good bye Nigeria”.
(C) Joseph C. Ibekwe
25/01/2021
