CHILDHOOD ESSENCE!!!

Nigeria for me;

Shoulda been a home;

Home sweet home;

My heart often turns home;

I remember my childhood; 

I miss my friends;

I miss my cousins;

Miss the air full of sunlight;

Miss tropical rain;

Miss the harmattan;

Nature always at peace;

Without volcano;

Without tornado;

Miss the flag;

Its ever green-n- white;

Wonderland of groundnut;

Scenery of cocoa vegetation;

Shrubs of coffee and oil palms;

How sweet it shoulda been?

To be among my people;

Eating amala with:

Gbegiri and ewedudu;

Edikankon mix with ugba;

Gulping down with Guilder;

The real ultimate beer!

Under dongoyaro tree;

While Oliver de Coque;

Shunts out his guitar;

And his song:

“Mbiri o, mbiri kabiri”

(Live and let live);

Hah, liberty!

No snooping!

Even, the cops do!

My Yoruba kins yapping:

Humorous ngbati, ngbati;

"Ba ha yan" of hausa friends;

The greetings from Ibo friends:

Robison Atabule-

Men atabulestic Robin Osa!
"Igbo kwenu!"

“Una, kedu kodu!

Miss ya Benard Udeh;

Berekete show!

How’s Mr. Go-slow;

Bonneh and Osepataki?

Miss ya Segun Esho;

Esho mi Pataki;

Ijesa mesiogo, Osomaalo;

Omo Owa Obokun!

Miss ya Tony Bello;

Tony de memke!

U mosi teu;

Mo ki e lede Akunnu!

Miss ya Sunny Ojo;

Gulu Gulustique!

Miss love in diversity;

That which God;

Had joined together;

But, being put asunder;

By the very men;

Who we’d laid our hearts;

Yes, by the very men;

Who we’d shed our bloods;

The politicians!

The wolves in sheep’s clothes!

They offer us stones for bread!

==DEOLA.