My Hometown. Poem by Tony Adah

Obudu my hometown
What a sumptuous place
To behold on the world map
Standing tall on her rugged hills
And lying low on her silent valleys
But I wonder what's denuding
The peace and love
Of her halcyon yore!
When brother cared about
The worries of another brother
And mother and daughter
Filled the void in our stomachs.

Today the tide has changed
See how you lie helpless
In the hands of cultists and robbers
See how you are blinded by hate
Leaving your burrow open
For strangers to steal from your worth
And you lie here nude
At the foot of your hills
Your valiant men and women
Mere statues in a fetish grove
The fortress of your hills
A leeway to sweep us
With the violent winds
Threatening our clime.