when will my one naira have value?
As one dollar or one euro or pounds?
is there anyone with so little a clue?
When I hear that in America, a cent
Can buy something meaningful
And in England, a shilling can afford a lot
But I see in Nigeria, that even five hundred naira
Can hardly afford a toothpick
When I heard that in America
a hundred dollar bill can make a borehole
Where in Nigeria, a hundred naira note
cannot afford a bag of sachet water.
When will the day come that
My fifty kobo will have value again?
I have monies, but i am in a land
Where these monies have no values
Even a thousand naira note
Cannot make a pot of soup
Everything is skyrocketing
Because the naira is of no value
This is the only problem
And the source of all other problems.
-Okoemu Okoemu Okoemu, Son of Man- S.O.M
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem