From the serene air of Plateau hills
To the creeks of Rwanda and Niger Delta wells
Up to the plain lands of Savannah dunes
Comes a clarion call to shut up the hurtful wails.
From the protruding stomachs of ageless folks
To the skeletal legs of corpses on aimless walks
Up to the anguish of an expectant mother
Comes a clarion call for all of us to bother.
More than ever before; life is now valueless
More than ever before; life is now meaningless
More than ever before; wealth is now priceless
More than ever before; love is now worthless.
At the call of devilish instincts
When mortals should be in their precincts
Arson, destruction has become the latest fashion
All carried out in the name of indigenous preservation.
When other nations are going to Venus
And forging colour-blind-anti-racial nexus
"Wei" are still embroiled in senseless warfare
With gluttonous rulers: allergic to being fair.
Enmeshed in myopic miasma, the rulers corner the common wealth
By using tribal whip to share mirage: while looting in steady stealth
As they loot and share, no one echoes tribal beats: as the plan is in health
But when it goes awry, they promote arson, genocide and wanton death.
When will our oil dry
So the masses may cease to cry
When will our venom dry
So our wishes will surreal fly
When will our hatred dry
So our smile will remain not wry
When will our tears dry
So we can dance like surreal Sly?
Ali Baba Yakubu
11th August 2010
Ali Baba,this is absolutely inspiring and quite deep.Thumbs up to you brother and keep the vision alive.
ReplyDeleteVery Vibrant Blog, Ali Baba! I simply cannot wait to soak up all of the powerful life messages that you have to share with us! Please be sure to inform us when you have a new blog post up! Gracias por toto!
ReplyDeleteHi Amanda,
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for the thumbs ups. It is so nice to share dreams with someone whom u share similar passions with. One day, very soon, we shall touch our dreams with smiling faces...I wont forget you in a hurry....Smile forever....Greatness rhymes with u....
Hi Nicoline (Growth Mentality)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words. Am following your steps: "growing mentally"....lol
I will surely alert you when i post something new on the blog. For now it is easier to get alerts as follower to the blog: Just click follower and get on the menu process... Thanks once again for the encouragement...