Rivers Of Tomorrow Poem by Bounce Edet

I believe in RIVERS of tomorrow
To be better than even that of yesterday
The fast steady running tide to flow
With clean, save drinkable spring
Now too slow for our liking
Overtaken by dirt dead and color waters
Everybody now don't want to go down the river
The harmonious journey now seems bitter
Will the cry of innocent once make new RIVERS
Now no more mix experience from the river side
We do not longer remember the high and ebb tide
What are we not going to do to cease this fight
Still I can see RIVERS of tomorrow
Which yesterday has given us hope
There may be no slangs to borrow
To describe the level of our sorrows
Let today allow our young ones to grow
And pray for God to show us way to follow
May we all rise an be peace ambassadors
To archive this great RIVERS of tomorrow
Forget about now it will be different tomorrow
But until we see love in the eyes of our fellows
This peace movement of rivers of tomorrow
Can and may be very slow

We all love life full of rubies and roses
Why do we then stop others from getting their glory
I love you but couldn't work hard enough to make you happy
Life is hard an so we learn to hate our homies
If we can take our time an find we can see peace
We learn all this things we are now doing
The truth is there is no enemy that we are fighting
We make ourselves the enemy's we are seeing
No matter the drought RIVERS have to still flowing
Don't forget the government will change life keeps going
How can you be happy when others are crying
To maintain peace we all have to keep trying
Still I can see RIVERS of tomorrow
Which yesterday has given us hope
There may be no slangs to borrow
To describe the level of our sorrows
Let today allow our young ones to grow
And pray for God to show us way to follow
May we all rise an be peace ambassadors
To archive this great RIVERS of tomorrow
Forget about now it will be different tomorrow
But until we see love in the eyes of our fellows
This peace movement of rivers of tomorrow
Can and may be very slow

In 1967 Yakubu Gowon allowed RIVERS to flow
Since then we experience unity in our diversity
Our representatives work so hard for all of us to grow
There was enough progress they call us garden city
Lagos is fortunate now but is was after us they follow
Now we are unfortunate they become mega city
It now seems all our efforts there is nothing to show
But something tells me we can get back our lost glory
Could it be that the river run too slow
No it's our rulers who fight for just their personality
We didn't ask them to go to Finland and get snow
We wanted them to display some level of discipline and integrity
So that we can grow like or than our neighbor fortunately
Still I can see RIVERS of tomorrow
Which yesterday has given us hope
There may be no slangs to borrow
To describe the level of our sorrows
Let today allow our young ones to grow
And pray for God to show us way to follow
May we all rise an be peace ambassadors
To archive this great RIVERS of tomorrow
Forget about now it will be different tomorrow
But until we see love in the eyes of our fellows
This peace movement of rivers of tomorrow
Can and may be very slow

Today we are thinking God for new RIVERS vision
This is impeccable and purposeful mission
The we believe is in the right direction
This is a government that has given us no condition
On how in RIVERS STATE they should be any division
They mean well and never go back on their decision
In RIVERS we can now share our situations
And be sure of good and immediate solution
From today there shall be no more reactions
All of our actions and inactions
Have been subsided by this administration
Still I can see RIVERS of tomorrow
Which yesterday has given us hope
There may be no slangs to borrow
To describe the level of our sorrows
Let today allow our young ones to grow
And pray for God to show us way to follow
May we all rise an be peace ambassadors
To archive this great RIVERS of tomorrow
Forget about now it will be different tomorrow
But until we see love in the eyes of our fellows
This peace movement of rivers of tomorrow
Can and may be very slow