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Nigeria, a Comedy

(dedicated to Naija, my countree) Naija, I hail o A house horrorful than The Hammer house of horror! Naija, I hail o An animal dreadful than The dreaded white shark! Naija, I hail o A den of animallike humans Who prey on all preyables! Naija, I hail o The home of impersonation At its peak.. The den of corruption At its best... The hearthrob of religious bigotry At its purest... The lover of insecurity At its highest... The house of crimes At its rawest... The sweetheart of deception At its masterpiece... The friend of political acrimony At its baddest.... The all in all of things Better left unsaid At its various unsaid forms... Naija, I hail o A marriage of convenience By the British Now a kid Of inconveniencies and anarchy.... Naija, I hail o Where everything thought To be impossible is done With a malevolent frangrance! To the amazement Of all and sundry! Naija, I hail o Where few enjoy And the most suffer Yet Tonnes of smiles Flood every face you can see! Naija, I hail o Where I keep wondering When will it all change?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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