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The Wall And The Bridge(verses In Contradiction) . by engrsoma(m): 7:47am On Oct 17, 2014 |
If a white man turned and called me, “Nigger” My blood would boil in righteous anger For the evil of discrimination is clearly established Where a white man tries to treat me like rubbish But if Hausas say Igbos are greedy and crude And Igbos say Hausas are haughty and rude And Ijaw says Itshekiri must die today And Ezza tells Ezillo there is no other way If Yorubas declare it is Awo or nothing And we use “Federal Character” to share everything So, before you can even smile and tell me, “Welcome” You must first ask me where my father is from If those who were settlers but now indigenes Say those who are settlers can’t turn indigenes While our Constitution says we are all citizens Local Governments keep issuing Certificates of Origin If my brother passed JAMB but can’t go to Uni Because he is Tiv and he’s not Kanuri And UniMaid has a quota for its catchment area So, he must go back to Benue or wait one more year If it’s okay to say it’s not okay to marry Someone just because they are Kalabari And that every tribe must have its own side Are we not then practicing…Apartheid? If you cannot buy land unless you’re a native And cannot find work unless you’re a native And cannot feel safe unless you’re a native How can we then say, we’re not primitive? Yet, you go to New York and get their passport Then settle wherever, however you want You stand there and fight for equality But come back and start to use ethnicity I don’t get the logic in thinking its different To be tribalistic and then to be racist If you’re happy to judge him, just hearing his name Whatever you call it, my friend, it’s the same Where there is no courage to cross this divide Where there is no faith to look deep inside And stop judging accents and surnames and dressing This fire we’re quenching will only keep burning Which nation can stand, dividing its people? How can one build on foundation, so brittle? If we cannot see ourselves in each other Our journey ends here; we can go no further For, when God made man, He gave him no marks He did not make Gbagi, Okun or Angas As sure as a white man is just like a black man No culture is older than being human This is the Truth; until we accept it Our nation will stumble on its broken feet Those same things can bind us that drive us apart: For, the Wall and the Bridge are both in the heart. DIKE CHUKWUMERIJE. 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Wall And The Bridge(verses In Contradiction) . by suyamasta(m): 8:42am On Oct 12, 2017 |
Deep stuff here |
Re: The Wall And The Bridge(verses In Contradiction) . by designVATExcel: 10:37pm On Feb 09, 2018 |
Awesome speech here. Just watched it on YouTube, this guy is so talented. |
Re: The Wall And The Bridge(verses In Contradiction) . by Obudupikin: 5:53pm On May 04, 2018 |
Wow |
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