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Nigerian Pride by StephenP(m): 11:01pm On Jul 30, 2008 |
Pride is an understatement of the way I feel when I talk about my homeland Land of warriors and queens, chief priest, and kings, We sing songs of victory, History indented in them like a finger print my people We are unique Quick to our feet we stick to the beat of the drum. Fearless and brave we are the beginning and end of a storm. Our voice booms through the streets; when we speak you can’t help but listen We command with our voice Nigeria kwenu, kwenu, kwezuenu! A nation held hostage by corruption Yet the people still strong Our backs where once bent on our own land and now we struggle to walk tall Fighting for a better tomorrow by being stronger today iRep Nigeria because that is my name And many may say this pride is in vein Scorn me for not holding my head down in shame And yes, I’m sick of the pain caused by the diseased greed killing my country's name But I look at the faces on my people and that’s where my pride lies My pride lies under the mango tree As my grandmother tells the story of the tortoise who tried to fly, Broke his back and that’s how the cracks on his back came to be. My pride lies on that very soil I learned how to cook with palm oil, How to fry the cassava till it becomes garri, how to pound yam until it becomes fufu, My pride lies in the arms of my mother rocking me to the breeze, She calls me Nwam, her child. See, pride is an understatement of the way I feel when I talk about my homeland The people are my land The soil is my land The deep breaths of humidity and smoke that elevates from the piles of burning plastics That is my land I don’t use the tactics of painting Nigeria as completely fantastic But I love my country, My people, My culture, My tradition, My language, My heritage, See, pride is an understatement of the way I feel about Nigeria. ©Copyright 2008 |
Re: Nigerian Pride by DaPhoenix(f): 9:06pm On Jul 31, 2008 |
Sweetie, you make me proud to be Nigerian. I'm feeling on nostalgic up in here. |
Re: Nigerian Pride by StephenP(m): 9:17pm On Jul 31, 2008 |
DaPhoenix: Phew, I'm happy you like it. For a minute I thought I wrote some BS. |
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