Hurricane Obi Poem by Uche Nwanze

A story only heard, as tales under the moonlight
A legend told of giants who once tread this terrestrial plane
Like a flood, she is unbated
Like a whirlwind it is sweeping everything in it's wake
Like a raging storm, no libation can propitiate him
Like an angry volcano, nobody to placate her
OBIdient movement they are Christened
A new Nigeria is their song
Freedom and Prosperity their anthem
They give no shi shi, their lingua franca
A new Nigeria they clamour
A better nation they thirst for
Their destiny in their hands
In droves they pilgrim, a legion on Exodus to the land of the Sun
Like a moving train, sanctioned by the gods
The promised land their progenitors spoke about, they dare to dream
Uneasy calm pervades the throne
Like nocturnal rodents, scared to let go The power their shield, fear grips them tomorrow they may no longer wield
The corridors of power stands in awe
The Leaders of tomorrow, they can no longer wait
Now or never, their patrimony they demand
Their fathers, they failed them
Merchant of Lies they turned out, hollow their promises
Enough is Enough! Their country they must take back
2023 their rendezvous
A better Nigeria their destination