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Lament for Nigeria<\/strong><\/p>\n In response to the Lekki massacre, inspired by the words of \u1e62eun Kuti<\/a> and Aisha Yesufu<\/a><\/p>\n dear god A new moon rose up in the ember months over Nigeria Jesu, come clear out the temples again all over Nigeria Is this not the land that holds walis\u2019 bones all over Nigeria? In this year of Ogundimeji, we ask safety for our Nigeria -Oludamini Ogunnaike A thread on how to support the protests<\/a> Lament for Nigeria In response to the Lekki massacre, inspired by the words of \u1e62eun Kuti and Aisha Yesufu dear god I come from two countries one is thirsty the other is on fire both need water -warsan shire A … Continue reading
\nI come from two countries
\none is thirsty
\nthe other is on fire
\nboth need water
\n-warsan shire<\/p>\n
\nA new spring burst forth as the fires fell over Nigeria
\nTo God I complain of the pain in my heart over Nigeria
\nBecause of the loss of family, my friends over Nigeria
\nMy eyes fill with tears, hot, heavy as lead over Nigeria
\nBut what good are tears for the bullet-pierced dead all over Nigeria?
\nThe lions are silent, the eagles have fled over Nigeria
\nMy grief turns me away from my bed over Nigeria
\nNigeria is dead, long reign her people over Nigeria
\nBut she\u2019s long been dead, vultures overhead all over Nigeria
\nFighting for carrion, squawking with bald heads, all over Nigeria
\nAs they carry on, feasting on the dead all over Nigeria
\nThis poem was written and traced in the blood all over Nigeria
\nThat\u2019s reddened the skies, our eyes, and the mud all over Nigeria
\nTears flow ceaselessly, flooding all the streams all over Nigeria
\nGrief\u2019s withered the hearts, and dried out our dreams all over Nigeria
\nHow many dark nights have swallowed up screams all over Nigeria?
\nHow many have vanished, never to be seen, all over Nigeria?
\nHow many have fled the hunger, the dread, all over Nigeria?
\nHow many enslaved, with chains on their heads all over Nigeria?
\nHow many have died, how many more bled, all over Nigeria?
\nHow many have lied, how many misled, all over Nigeria?
\nHow many gone blind, how many lives shed, all over Nigeria?
\nHow many prayers un\u2014heard stories misread all over Nigeria?
\nAnd how many sighs like smoke still yet rise all over Nigeria?
\nHow many more till we stand tall once more over Nigeria?
\nBut God will not change our state until we, all over Nigeria
\n\u2018Till we change our state, decide to be free all over Nigeria
\nFor it is no sin to lament and grieve all over Nigeria
\nThe sin is for us to stay on our knees all over Nigeria
\nWill we be slaves or will we be free all over Nigeria?
\nWho\u2019s sacrificed for whose gluttonous greed all over Nigeria?
\n\u1eccl\u1ecdrun! give youth the wisdom we need all over Nigeria
\nTo uproot oppression, corruption\u2019s disease all over Nigeria
\nAnd give our elders the eyes that can see, all over Nigeria
\nThe root is rotten, so down fall the trees all over Nigeria
\nLong fingers and robes, eyes never at rest, all over Nigeria
\nThe arms of the law serve these masters the best, all over Nigeria
\nThe nation was built to steal our wealth all over Nigeria
\nCan you make a gun a fountain of health all over Nigeria?
\nThe leopard changed skin, but not his dark spots all over Nigeria
\nIs it a wonder he never gets caught all over Nigeria?
\nBut one day the prey go catch the hunter all over Nigeria
\nIs this just proverb, or this na today, all over Nigeria?
\nOur leaders are fingers of an empty glove all over Nigeria
\nKeeping the hands clean that pillage and reave all over Nigeria
\nOyinbo chop, plump up on the pain all over Nigeria
\nTheir glove sated with the palm oil stains all over Nigeria
\nOur life has flowed out into foreign banks all over Nigeria
\nNow Kwara, \u1eccya, overruns its banks all over Nigeria
\nOrimili rise, sweep rubbish aside all over Nigeria
\nMaayo Jaaliba come drown all the lies all over Nigeria
\nEeepa! \u1eccya, the mother of nine, all over Nigeria
\nLet winds of change leave no place left to hide all over Nigeria
\nE\u1e63u \u1eb8l\u1eb9gbara, who tests every side all over Nigeria
\nTake the sacrifice and transform our lives all over Nigeria
\nMove us beyond strife, man of the crossroads, all over Nigeria
\nDance to the drum and tickle its toes all over Nigeria
\nUntie our feet, transform our sorrows all over Nigeria
\nSpeak with power, turn back all the blows all over Nigeria
\nConfound all of those killing us on your road and all over Nigeria
\nLet it be so, A\u1e63\u1eb9, a maa n s\u1ecd, all over Nigeria
\nOgun! ti n ru minimini, all over Nigeria
\nWho bathes in the blood of his enemies, all over Nigeria
\nTake up your cutlass and open the way all over Nigeria
\nThe liars have come to mock and to play all over Nigeria
\nDevour the dogs, split them where they stand all over Nigeria
\nLet truth and justice return to the land all over Nigeria
\nKabiyesi! Oronigbagbe all over Nigeria
\n\u1eccba to ko so, let your thunder fall all over Nigeria
\nLightning touches heaven as it touches earth all over Nigeria
\nEwe Ilere, dry tears with fire\u2019s mirth all over Nigeria
\n\u1eccbaluaye sweep illness away all over Nigeria
\nThe pox and the cancer that\u2019s stolen our days all over Nigeria
\n\u1ecc\u1e63un, Iya mi, leader of women all over Nigeria
\nStop the marauding invaders again all over Nigeria
\nWealthy mother, with dye, beads, and fans all over Nigeria
\nO flowing water, with your strong, long hands all over Nigeria
\nHeal us, revive us, help us understand all over Nigeria
\nO re yeye o, bring peace to the land all over Nigeria
\n\u1eccrunmila, \u1eb8l\u1eb9ri Ipin wa all over Nigeria
\nAboru boye, abo rubo \u1e63i\u1e63\u1eb9 all over Nigeria
\nMightier-than-charms, please mend our bad heads all over Nigeria
\nGrant us wisdom, let\u2019s not lose the thread all over Nigeria
\n\u1eb8l\u1eb9da ma sun! Ori iya mi all over Nigeria
\nAwake and fight! cut through bush for me all over Nigeria
\nChineke me! How many must die all over Nigeria?
\nThe earth is stuffed full, the sun will not rise over Nigeria
\nThe ground is bleeding, the air choked with flies all over Nigeria
\nAchikwu oji , come, now is your time, all over Nigeria<\/p>\n
\nThe moneylenders pretend they\u2019re your friends all over Nigeria
\nThey blaspheme your name and slaughter your flock all over Nigeria
\nHiding behind scriptures they shamelessly mock all over Nigeria<\/p>\n
\nIs this not where Queen Amina laid stones all over Nigeria?
\nWhere Kalumfardo and then Sokoto all over Nigeria
\nRaised banners of truth and fought the shadows all over Nigeria?
\nDid not the Shehu, Bello, Asma\u2019u all over Nigeria
\nFight with their lives and their pens for truth all over Nigeria?
\nWould they be slaves of Lugard\u2019s estate ruling over Nigeria?
\nOr would they revolt against the mandate of an unjust Nigeria?
\nIs there a way to travel swiftly from all over Nigeria
\nto justice and tranquil prosperity spread all over Nigeria?
\nIf not, then put this charade to bed\u2014it\u2019s over for Nigeria
\nThe proud lions and great ones all fled, overwhelmed by Nigeria
\nCompatriots arise, Protest! Disobey! For all over Nigeria
\nThe unjust laws of unjust men are killing our Nigeria
\nIs this alright? Tell me is this OK? To die all over Nigeria?
\nIf not, \u1eb8 ba mi s\u1ecdr\u1ecd soke tonight all over Nigeria<\/p>\n
\nMake our legs strong, we\u2019ve suffered too long, all for this Nigeria
\nOur diaspora, our people at home, fighting for this Nigeria
\nThis time will be the cradle or grave for this our Nigeria
\nWe seek refuge in God from the evils that swarm all over Nigeria
\nAnd blessings upon the best of us all from all over Nigeria
\nAs long as a new moon continues to rise over our Nigeria
\nAs long as the rain comes down from the skies over our Nigeria<\/p>\n
\nOctober 21, 2020<\/p>\n
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