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Before, During and After the Sojourn

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Monday, 08 May 2006

A jargon I call poem

Before

They say it snows in their land

Never before have I seen snow

How does it look like?

Is it white like their skin colour?

But how come they are white?

I shall see… I shall see

They say long cars ply their streets

Water in their home, electricity too

And without blink!

For my land I dream of these things

I shall see… I shall see

During

And I see wonder in their land

From airport to my host dome

And I mouth to myself:

Should I adopt a new mum?

Road paved with traffic direction

Mini railway zooming swiftly in the street

And as fast as wind, unlike our Molue

And I say to my soul:

Is it because they have pointed nose?

Is that why things work in their land?

Will ask rulers in my land

After

And they feed sweet words in my ears

I mean rulers in my land:

The future looks bright

Hope I must nurse

Like those before me,

Who died chewing same hope

Without seeing that furure.

But must I listen?

As they confuse me further

With God and religion

To put me in my permanent place

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	# 1 They say it snows in their land. Never before have I seen snow. How does it look like? Is it whit...Read the full article. Posted by Robot\| 08.05.2006 19:35

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	# 2 @hakeem Babalola. This is a great write up from you. Infact i just had the opportunity to balance things for myself after a very long sojourn in the diaspora. I just returned from a few days visit to our great Country. Nigeria is such a hopeless country. Now i can really decide for myself the life i have long hope to enjoy.Things are so bad that you begin to wonder where you are going to start from! Now i know the reason why people dont wish to go back home. Agreed. It is our country and we can not shy away from reality. But how can we build ourselves from the challenges. Our country is just far from what normal masses would want for themselves and family. It is just a pity that we are far from it. Little wonder why people are too religeous. Our system are just too far from what the developed world has to offer.We are not in anyway near the real situation. We just continue to hope and hope! It is only God that can save Nigeria. The system is not just working! There is simply no system in Nigeria! Infact it is going to take God a very serious and carefull thot before considering our country. The good news is that we as Nigerians need to just check ourselves and see how we can help people back home. In other words.........ourselves.Cos we are the government! Posted by Akinbola\| 09.05.2006 19:16

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