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OGUNLABI OLAJIDE - NativePen
Poems
Apr 2013
WAKE UP NIGERIA Time Of Thought 1:20 Pm Date Of Thought Oct 5th,2009
Why are you doing this to yourself ?
But you are not a slave
You are a free born before now
Yes I know
For long you have been free born
Why this now ?
But she was not a slave
Was she born into slavery ?
Nay she wasn't
But why did she allow to be silenced ?
Like a marble with no life in it
And calm like a dead sea
Ah ! You have been silenced like a grave
They have made your land a desert
A pit hill of the aliens
There you stand
Having your gifts lies in ruin
Hmm,cry and rise for your restoration
Those of spoilt background and greedy mind
Have cracked her skull
And drained her out of life and strength
Day after day
They take away her breadth
Through their shady decisions
Now is the time
I mean the right time
To fight your cause
Wait a minute !
What is your name ?
Answer me
I am Nigeria
A country at Niger side
The giant of Africa
Did I hear you say GIANT ?
Giant don't freak
Common act like one
I am a lion
The precious gift of Africa
In me inbeded lots of natural resources
Then wake up
Act it
And prove it
That you are indeed
The giant of Africa
That should be seen and heard.
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OGUNLABI OLAJIDE - NativePen
Lagos State
(Lagos State)
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