I was born yesterday
when the sun rose in the east
I was born yesterday
when it took a whole community to raise a child
I was born yesterday
when every elder was a parent
I was born yesterday
when Makerere was the place to be
I was born yesterday
when Ibadan churned out continental luminaries
I was born yesterday
when emancipation was the revolutionary responsibility of all
I was born yesterday
when religion was not mocked
I was born yesterday
when God dwelt in human hearts
I was born yesterday
when't was everyone's moral duty to keep society intact
I was born yesterday
when leadership was sacrosanct
I was born yesterday
when integrity was revered individual's virtue
I was born yesterday
when Peugeot made cars to last generations
I was born yesterday
when Louis Armstrong'n Buzz Adrin first landed on the moon
I was born yesterday
When letters were the essentials of communication
I was born yesterday
when words still had meanings
5 October 2021
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