POEM: HOW THE UNDISCOVERED FORESIGHTEDNESS OF OUR LEADERS MOVE IJAW NATION REARWARD BY SIDON CHARLES ANGAYE

HOW THE UNDISCOVERED FORESIGHTEDNESS OF OUR LEADERS MOVE IJAW NATION REARWARD BY SIDON CHARLES ANGAYEANGAYE

SIDON CHARLES ANGAYE

We live at the banks of the coastal region with flowing waters Comfortable with the amenities that made us who we are Fishing, farming and hunting for survival were our priority for living Ingenious & indigenously civilized, yet peaceful, in harmony and love Our existence is consciously based on customs, believes, traditions and the old sacred religions 

Which distinguished the entire kind and set it apart Life was a whole lot easy, interesting, exciting and fun Too comfortable and neglected the factor that put people at the top echelons of the society Many set out for the course, a few strove through the means of height attainment Others dwell upon hoes, nets, bows and arrows as a means of lively hood Now the world is fast growing rapidly, the jet age generation We did not start early enough, we are lagging way behind Time passed on and we were too sleepy to be awakened to reality The nights were so dark yet fussy to those who understood what tomorrow stood for When the day broke our eyes were dizzy & our minds careworn on how to go about with the activities of present time They came and tore through the core of her virginity made her bleed so badly made her infertile in some areas and polluted her marine habitat, farm lands & her ambient at large Her bowels bear fortunes for a life time yet her children carry begging bowls, frustrated, retarded and confused without even knowing which way to follow Those in a verse open space grew mansions out of the dust in unity and love Her very own lacks unity, understanding and discipline You can't be called your brothers keeper if all you do is bear false witness false report, hate, betrayal, lack of trust, insensitivity & favorable self disapproval Izon otu wo dudu tare ye' wo dudu tare aba weni bolou fa ngi mee' Too rich to be poor Too important to be neglected Too united to be in chaos Too responsible to be culpable Too brave to be frightened Too intelligent to be zany Those are the true core values of our existence Yet like a wind it's blown and gradually eludes our being We need to wake up from this terrible bane else the future is doomed. Wo meni wo ongo dee

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