by ese »Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:21 pm
I recall her as a young being
quiet and peaceful before the tear gas scene
before children working home from school with green leaves
before the days WAI forced her children to seek peace
before it snowed in Atlanta
before vendors sold pure water
before chaos loomed her cities
before her people felt no pity
before religion, rules and regulations
before military rule and corruption
before the falcons and eagles was a team
before the cup of nations, the gold and gleam
before all that was destined to unfold
I recall Nigeria, my nation to behold
I recall her as a young being
quiet and peaceful before the tear gas scene
before children working home from school with green leaves
before the days WAI forced her children to seek peace
before it snowed in Atlanta
before vendors sold pure water
before chaos loomed her cities
before her people felt no pity
before religion, rules and regulations
before military rule and corruption
before the falcons and eagles was a team
before the cup of nations, the gold and gleam
before all that was destined to unfold
I recall Nigeria, my nation to behold