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Feb 2020
Local man
Stay connected to your roots
Long after everything fails
Long after London bridge falls
There will be no place like home

Forget the myriad of challenges
Our problems are amplified
Far above our wins and discoveries
If you loose touch with home
You are already lost

Local man
Stay connected to your home
Wave the flag and raise it high
Our uniqueness is our identity
If you must tell a story
Tell them about your root

I have travelled across oceans
Even when they tried to brainwash me
Something in my yearns for home
Stay connected to your ancestors
That you may enjoy their goodwill

If you must my friend
Be patriotic from the distance
But whatever happens, please
Never forget your home
Only a foolish child
Points to his father's compound with a left

Every country with unique problems
We are not unaware of ours
But the rope that binds us is strong
Be part of the new generation
That is changing the narratives in your root
Because there will always be a place for you at home

No matter where the wind blows
I will always return home
The music, dance, food and life
Why play slave in another's country
When you have a palace in your root?

Before a Lion King wanders inwards
Travelling miles to find a game
That he may feed his clan
With ***** he marks his territory
And returns home with his spoils

With muscular legs and talons
A perfect beak for tearing preys apart
She descends far from the skies
Gliding against storms with swagger
Then she returns home, you too should

If everything were perfect
Migration will be needless
If you had everything you desired
You can be tempted to play God
Developed countries cannot claim perfection
Come, let's build our home together

With outstretched hands
And glamorous red carpet reception
Let us welcome our illustrious sons and daughters
But then, there is work to do
Together, let us make home worth living
Written by
Babatunde Raimi
19
 
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