strong dynamic city state
strategic coastal plains
of peace and pride
people never colonized
never enslaved across
evil trans atlantic seas
prestigiously brave heroes
dogged in optimism and powerful
respected neighbours and orderly organized
original in art craft music and dance
but discord have agonized affinity with strife
tar brush painted dirty mud
with ugly stench that drown peace
fragmented flourishing economy
anarchy in brutal brigandage
embraces insecurity
poverty and fear clinch hands in leisure swing
but repeated ringing bell resound repentance
to bake enduring balm of repairs
for broken values of respect
to restore sanity and integrity
in okrika rising all come to
bail out illiteracy pollution
bloodshed and backward footsteps
[C]Tamunobarabi Gogo Ibulubo
december 20,2006
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