MY DREAM,MY NIGERIA

                     I believe in a Nigeria filled with promises                      A black soil which is fertile,a black race of unity               A nation shielded in the canopy of love,peace and integrity                                 I dream of a Nigeria where children play in the streets without fear of death            A Nigeria which is not pregnant with tribalism and corruption                            A nation where the least citizen's voice can be heard  Why,when and how was this  dimension created                That deep black hole that sucked us in continuously till we were almost knocked out of existence.                          'OH NIGERIA' my fallen nation                                  who will save you from thyself                                    from this problem you so created                                  the lies,deceit and senseless limitations you embraced       The fake smiles and unruly behaviours you put up with  Why didn't you say 'NO'.       Why lay thou you as a feeble baby                            while men with fair bodies and long sticks weaken thy flesh                                      WAKE UP FROM YOUR SLEEP OH AFRICA,wake up from thy slumber oh Nigeria wash away the dirts of ignorance from thy wrinkled face            for  thy days are numbered                                  OH Nigeria,Give me a reason to believe                A reason to hope                                                  A reason to ' DREAM '

By Retta