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I Want To Be Remembered

i want to be remembered for justice and peace
like the humble sons of the land Gani Fawehinmi
And ken saro wewi who stood against all odds to deliver those
Who were in captive and the voiceless.
But so sad that those they fought for had returned to drink
From the cup of corruption and lost their senses of belongings.
I want  to be remembered for good not for bad,
To be honoured in the right hands of history in days to come.
I want to be remembered for honesty and loyalty 
To humanity and as someone who never shield away 
From speaking the truth any day any time.
I want to be remembered as a freedom fighter 
Like the late Nelson Mandela of south Africa.

I want to be remembered as john Chizoba vincent 
A man who never keep quiet from ugly incidents
When others are being shut up with a brown envelope.
I want to be remembered as a man who could stand look 
The sun in the face and its terrible in fear.
As a man who lost all he had to fight the tyrants.
That devour the land and left the masses naked.
I want to be remembered as the true son of the soil
Who never gave in in climbing the mountains.
I want to be remembered for my efforts in re organizing 
The lost hope and giving hopes to the hopeless.
I want to be remembered for my dignity and integrity.

I want to be remembered for peace and love
I want to be remembered as one who many hated
Because of his outspoken and drive to achieve 
Those things which most people counted as impossible.
I want to be remembered as one who was ready to
Carry the burden of others not minding its consequences.
I want to be remembered as one who do not please every one 
I want to hear the children sing of my name 
In the stream, in the school and at the market place.
The entertainers sing high praises of the humble footprints
Which i have laid.

I want to be remembered for who i am
For what i am and how i began
The journey of life in the hands of desperation,
Poverty, disappointment, frustration, and embarrassment
Looking for a platform in the hands of those who i looked up to.
I want to be remembered for putting smiles on the 
Weak and discouraged faces of the poor.
I want to be remembered as a man who take not in 
Public opinion but create a footprints for the voiceless .
I want to be remembered as a man who fought till there was 
The birth of a new nation where peace and harmony reign.
I want to be remembered as man who lifted 
The lost children and the forgotten men along with him,
I want to be remembered for good.


I want to be remembered as a true Nigerian
Not a hypocrisy nor an animal who fake patriotism.
I want to be remembered as a man who never 
Drink from the cup of corruption nor eat from the 
Plate of the enemies but Dwell among the priest supplicating
for his beloved country.


I will be remembered in due time.
My name would be heard from toddlers lips soon
Yes i will be remembered from the rising of the sun 
To the setting of the sun
The parrots shall sing for my achievements.

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