Light Up Nigeria

And darkness covered the whole earth
Or so it seemed to my finite mind
I could see nothing and hear nothing
but the sound of crickets and frogs
What happened? Are the gods angry?
Is battle coming? Are we ready for a fight?

I slowly searched through my diary
Yes, the diary lodged in my mind
We kept the New year festival
and we observed the usual annual fast
What could we have done wrong, I pondered?
Shall I visit the shrine to find out
Or shall I call for a meeting of the elders
I searched the chronicles and recited them
all to my unlistening audience
trying to fathom the infinite darkness
Said my prayers, did they work?
Not soon enough if they did
I started to hear footsteps
but still I had no answers
The morning came slowly or so it seemed
At last I released a statement
"All women and children should be home before nightfall"
At least, I felt in control

Tis wasn't a solar eclipse
was the beginning of a degradation
of an institution and a nation
The lights out became more regular than not
At last we were back to candles and lanterns
Heaven to hell, or so it seemed
Will things get better, I dared to hope
But as I told this story on my dying bed
I gave a charge to those little kids
Change does not come until you dare
to challenge the status quo
At this point , I left a dying wish
#lightupnigeria