FEATURE ARTICLE

Oliver Mbamara, Esq.,  (EMAIL)
New York, USA

We Will Live Again

s the dust settle,
Residents of the nation,
Ever blessed Nigeria
Comb the carnage, and
Ransack the wreckage,
Picking up the pieces
Of their shredded lives,
And shattered dreams.

Once the land of honey/oil,
Now dried by greed.
Once a dear native land,
Now dogged by violence.
Where tribe and tongue
Though always differed,
Yet in brotherhood stood,
Now in hatred severed.

Ashes of burnt houses,
Remnants of horror,
And lifeless bodies,
Litter the sordid streets
In pervaded desolation.
And so you expect,
A people pooped,
Worn out and withered.

But instead you find,
A people hopeful,
For in their eyes,
I see their future.
These besieged cities,
Will rise again.
And in this nation,
We will live again.

Oliver Mbamara
© 2002

'We Will Live Again' is dedicated to the courage of all those who have been affected in one-way or the other by the past and present tragic incidents that have dogged the country (Nigeria) in recent times. The pain and suffering of every one of these affected individuals and families remain immeasurable, and very hard to imagine. This poem salute their strength and courage to pick up the pieces and move on with life. It may not be an easy task but with the will to triumph, they will surely pull through. It is hoped, that rather than be in vain, the loss of these lives will spur the nation ahead to a greater state and society. - Oliver Mbamara, Esq., February 2002