Civis Nigerianus Sum Poem by Tony Adah

Take me home or let me die
For my country
I was on a brink of a disaster
So lucky a message came from Goodluck
The way democracy works,
Put me on her wings
Take me home to where liberty is
Lie me on her bed
Where freedom snores.

Take me away from tyranny
Take me away from prison
Take me away from the grave
Let me live
For I am a citizen.
The wings of democracy hear no storm
Bear me here
So that I will sing the song
Of the pelican who towed the windward
Way and flew effortlessly
To his destination,
Take me home
To where the world belongs
Give me freedom
Or let me die.