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Safana Apr 2023
NIGERIA

The heredity of corruption is hierarchy.

Many things worry me about the country in which I was born. Many people have become increasingly corrupt. There is no trust between people. I mean, only money can buy everything, but there is no dignity between people.
Safana Apr 2023
I swear, I love you.
Hey girl, what is it?
Your head nodded, feeling classy.
And I believed that,
there is nothing wrong
with telling the truth.
I love you to the core.
Your love goes beyond that.
If I remember that no sad
Have faith in me; you're in there too.
I am finding peace and happiness there.
So, say that you give me
your trust
Safana Apr 2023
Bring me to the closure.
I will take it to the endure.
to the last of that tenure
I will not decay like manure.
for the reason that no procure
I will bow down to lure
for sincerity and impure.
They will not give me failure.
to mix my clothes with soilure.
Let my life grow, not to immure.
because I will be good for sure
When I meet the mature
It will feel so, with some pleasure.
Safana Apr 2023
Manda, a cattle salt
In Hausa land, there is salt.
And Hausa salt is a Manda
before the age of ionized salt
Manda is used for cooking.
and is being used as medicine.
for people and cattle
It is red, red, red, like a stone.
The tongue is not enough to taste.
because the taste of the salt is too much.
but it is also very useful.
for people and animals.
Safana Apr 2023
How can I do?
Since I lost myself in...
The summer of love
In the lake of hope
When I'm stuck
This is indeed a big issue.
I wish someone would help me.
And give me his hand to grip, so
I would have come out of the lake of love.
But there is one thing beside
If I come out, what will I do?
since I drank the water of the lake of love.
The solution, I think, is to
Either my heart is measured
Or I own someone’s heart.
Safana Apr 2023
Zobo, the water of pleasure
Drink and feel sweet.
Drink and feel good.
It is a dry red flower.
Mixed in water.
black-red with a slight sourness
If sugar is put on it, it is so sweet.
If flavor is added, it is not sour.
The story of Zobo is puffy.
A sundry with water during the day
At home and in the ceremonies
In school and the market
Everyone is drinking.
like youngsters and grown-ups
And school children
At lunchtime
It makes children shine and be bright.
Adults enjoy drinking it.
especially in hot weather.
Since the north is hot
in this season of global warming.
And spring and summer.
The zobo in the fridge is cool.
Zobo in a jug, then a cup
Zobo in the cup
Then we sip.
Zobo: These are hibiscus leaves mixed with some important ingredients that are used to make Zobo drinks. Zobo is a popular cold-served drink in Nigeria, particularly in the northern part of the country.


Benefit: Zobo helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and scientists have found that Hibiscus sabdariffa leaf extract inhibits human prostate cancer cell invasion. Zobo helps control blood sugar levels, which is useful for people with diabetes.
Safana Apr 2023
A little wants to come about.
Neither beneath nor in the air
neither in the north nor in the south.
Neither in the east nor in the west
not on the left and not on the right
It is not a notorious domicile.
It's in a place there.
No one knows the place.
Except the victim who grasps the grudges

Who is he? the victim.
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