Weep No More, Niger Delta!

Like the days of invasive explorers, your plight commenced You went explosive with yields of unrestrained wealth Dishing out involuntarily, streams of the inflammable oil and gas From your natural reservoir, they flowed relentlessly Filling the insatiable pockets of merciless exploiters And saves of ambitious tyrants with abyss of desires When the rain washed through you into the ocean It saturated their evaporated poison, to your detriment It rendered uninhabitable, your courses and earth To flora and fauna, flourishing for your sustenance And in squalor, you watched your trove emptied to itching laps And helplessly, you watched your pride develop wings and flew Because your sons swam in despair and self-pity They became agitated, restive and mutinous In attempt to protect and resuscitate your emptied chest They sank you further into undeserving disgrace Even your daughters, in shameful act, they marred your pride Like a frustrated childless widow, you mourned your future Behold a new dawn, fresh with dewy hope, Niger Delta Behold your children - calm, sober and improvising The land and sea in joint effort are returning your glory With remorse your exploiters are returning And in search of your face for reconciliation and favour To your sudden elevated height, they flock to pledge allegiance Weep no more, treasure trove of a giant -giant of Africa Weep no more, splendour of a jewel - jewel of Africa Weep no more, Niger Delta!