Onitsha Bridge Poem by Alade Abayomi Idris

It is more than a bridge;
There's more to it than a mere passage.
It is a message
For her children on voyage.

It is an enigma;
It leaves an impression on all who see her,
A mother that shielded her children
When their father's madness came calling in 1967.

It is the glory of the East;
It adorns itself with metallic ornaments,
And below it lies the river of life,
Soothing, nurturing, feeding, and refreshing.

Let Londoners laud their famous bridge,
Let the bards bards Brooklyn bridge;
Onitsha bridge delights the hearts of her children,
And for me, a bird of passage.