TIGed

Switch headers Switch to TIGweb.org

Are you an TIG Member?
Click here to switch to TIGweb.org

HomeHomeExpress YourselfPanoramaThe Children of Nigeria
Panorama
a TakingITGlobal online publication
Search



(Advanced Search)

Panorama Home
Issue Archive
Current Issue
Next Issue
Featured Writer
TIG Magazine
Writings
Opinion
Interview
Short Story
Poetry
Experiences
My Content
Edit
Submit
Guidelines




This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
The Children of Nigeria Printable Version PRINTABLE VERSION
by Henry Ekwuruke, Nigeria Aug 1, 2007
Peace & Conflict   Opinions

  

God’s people, lucky, blessed, trapped!
Earned these names with respect and hope – let them be.
Ever reaching for the top from the basements
Always paying dues for no membership card

Wanting to belong in a local level ground
Delving into missions of success and failures
Embracing the day with contempt
The happiest of all children with blackfaces around u

Born with wings of fame
Cut of at a stage by the big brothers and sisters
The pains of today never rewarded by their thinking
The children of Nigeria in hope

Praying and in total submission to the will of the Father
Trials and frustrations abound in their very ways
No level playing ground provided for success
Participation in education no always available

But our inevitable future is sure
Totally bright because we are bright
Our names attesting to these facts
We carry in and within us – a future!

Talents abound in these wings waiting
Watching the most challenging for pronouncements
We have moved along as provided without recourse
Confessing our fears remain within me for years

We remain steadfast in our commitment
But the stony faces of our big brothers and sisters
Makes us become afraid in the face of our challenges!
Stop. Think. But our future remain brighter even now.





 1     


Tags

You must be logged in to add tags.

Writer Profile
Henry Ekwuruke


Henry Ekwuruke is Executive Director of the Development Generation Africa International.
Comments
You must be a TakingITGlobal member to post a comment. Sign up for free or login.