Yet, We Have Survived (Tribute To Our Independence) Poem by Yomi Oguntoyinbo

Yet, We Have Survived (Tribute To Our Independence)

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They open the sacred gate,
Then the storm walks in
And sweeps away the harvest
The flood like ‘Bolt' runs through
And carts away the merchandise
Yet, we have survived.

Those to build destroy
The ones to gather scatter
While the healers murder
And the leaders mislead
Even so annoyingly, the followers blindly follow
Yet, we have survived.

In daylight they loot the treasury
Spreading hunger, famine across the land
Our dark skin's gone deathly pale
The offspring's future uncertain
Yet, we have survived.

Our spirit they have broken
Like pot into pieces
Our years of harvest scattered
Like Gari in sand
Yet, we have survived
And survive, we shall continue to

Saturday, September 30, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: hope,survival
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bukola [email protected] 12 October 2017

This piece of write up reveals the survival of Nigeria citizens despite how our corrupt leaders loots our resources and treasure. Nigeria is a place where the poor find it difficult to eat twice a day and yet we still survived

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Hassan Aminat 09 October 2017

This is a well penned poem I must say and you have indeed critically examined the hullabaloo ravaging in the country today. Despite the ill treatments meted on us by our corruptible leaders who are hardened criminals in disguise with many atrocities committed by them. Yet, we have survived and we shall continue to survive if we set our priorities right. On no account should we allow them shatter our dreams with a Derica of Rice during elections. Our future is just too bright to be traded for their so called project STOMACH INFRASTRUCTURE. NIGERIANS MUST ARISE, BREAK BARRIERS AND SET THEIR PRIORITIES RIGHT.

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Hassan Aminat 09 October 2017

This is a well penned poem I must say and you have indeed critically examined the hullabaloo ravaging in the country today. Despite the ill treatments metted on us by our corruptiple leaders who are hardened criminals in disguise with many atrocities committed by them. Yet, we have survived and we shall continue to survive if we set our priorities right. On no account should we allow them shatter our dreams with a Derica of Rice during elections. Our future is just too bright to be traded for their so called project STOMACH INFRASTRUCTURE. NIGERIANS MUST ARISE, BREAK BARRIERS AND SET THEIR PRIORITIES RIGHT.

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Bukola [email protected] 12 October 2017

[9: 19 PM,10/10/2017] Joko: This poem touches the heart of innocent, despite their hopes and struggles day by day, night over night, we still survived all the difficulties and face the challenges of our nation. Even our mystery leaders who are expected to lead by examples are misleading us but we had no choice than to follow them like a fatherless child... We are all complaining of CHANGE in the country and things are getting worse, hard for the survivals, heartbroken each day by day...! No matter the situation, we shall all SURVIVED and hope for real CHANGE to live a better life.

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Bukola [email protected] 12 October 2017

This poem touches the heart of innocent, despite their hopes and struggles day by day, night over night, we still survived all the difficulties and face the challenges of our nation. Even our mystery leaders who are expected to lead by examples are misleading us but we had no choice than to follow them like a fatherless child... We are all complaining of CHANGE in the country and things are getting worse, hard for the survivals, heartbroken each day by day...! No matter the situation, we shall all SURVIVED and hope for real CHANGE to live a better life.

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John Chizoba Vincent 01 November 2017

Great hope We have in Africa and Nigeria precisely. We must survive amidst the troubled storm that the leaders pushed us into. Thanks for this poem.

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Afolabi Fisayo 13 October 2017

Africa, the land of greens, we had visions, we had missions, we had goals, a bright future, yet we find ourselves wallowing in circles. Corruption has eaten deeply into our greens leaving it pale. Where did we get it wrong? How did we get here? What do we need to do to correct this abnormalies, when are we going to be set free? We need to retrace our steps. Let's make the land fertile again, let's keep hope alive.

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Folorunsho Victoria 12 October 2017

Yet, we have survived. The country it's self gave room to corruption through the colonists and took away our pride. But now we can't get a leader to correct our mistakes all because they are Interested in the goodies. Despite all, what will be, will surely be. The citizens will definitely scale through.

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Alaba Umoru 12 October 2017

Our corrupt leaders has mislead their fellow Nigeria and suffer the citizen. We misuse our resources and treasure in the hands of the destroyers. We are heartbroken but yet we still survived.

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Jokodola Adejumo Hadijat 12 October 2017

This poem touches the heart of innocent, despite their hopes and struggles day by day, night over night, we still survived all the difficulties and face the challenges of our nation. Even our mystery leaders who are expected to lead by examples are misleading us but we had no choice than to follow them like a fatherless child... We are all complaining of CHANGE in the country and things are getting worse, hard for the survivals, heartbroken each day by day...! No matter the situation, we shall all SURVIVED and hope for real CHANGE to live a better life.

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