WHILE
WE AWAIT
I do
not yet see the perfection I crave
But I
see a child
Immature
Naïve
Yet
full of potential
I see
all around nations and continents
Established
in military might
In
economic strength
In
political focus
In
clear cut ideology
And yet
I
refuse to be blind
To the
giant waiting to emerge
The
voyage may be long
But
land lies ahead
And so
While
we await that day
When
the nation
Shall
no longer be ruled by greed
When
the nation
Shall
no longer be captive
To
cowardly callousness
That day
When
the nation
Shall
be led by the gallant
By the
upright
By the
wise
By the
just
By the
noble
By the
very dreams of the righteous
While
we await that day
When
the voice of the nation shall be heard
In Europe
In
America
In Asia
In all
of Oceana
And in
mother Africa
Not in
pleas
Not in
petitions
But in
a proud declaration
In a
glorious assertion
Of the
power and might of this great land
When
immigration and not emigration
Will
become the challenge
While
we await that day
When
our votes
Will
not only be counted
But
when our votes will count
While
we await that day
When
the words
“Nigeria my beloved country”
Will
once again
Ring
true on our lips
While
we await that great day of glory
Keep
the flag flying
For one
day
That
day will come
For you
and for me.
Theophilus Umoru
