Our Nigeria, Evergreen Poem by Salihu Mahe

Many many years ago
I existed before I was formed
I was two and then one
Now I'm six, within one
Yet in total, thirty-six

From the blue, comes my fate decreed
Doom and gloom, my end forecast
Far they must see, from up the mast

The ferocious sun has set
And my new dawn in prelude
Watch thee, as I gain high altitudes

Perhaps, what made them say
That my being, is to fade
'Petrocalypse'…perhaps?
Inner conflicts and mishaps?
Who to head me? Yes perhaps!

But evicted, I am from
Enlisted odd ends of mine
Misconstrued? Yes they were!

Cause united, I still stand
And in one piece, I still live
United and in peace

Running through my diverse veins
Is a single blood of green
From the time you tried to leave
Still lives, horrendous a scar, evergreen!

But like the carousel, I am back
At the onset that I start
Endless problems sets me back
But like the carousel yet again
I will sail through again and again

Where lies faith, there lies progress
Where lies unity, there lies peace
So united, I will stand
And in one piece, I will live
United and in peace