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Rebuild

1/10/2021

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​By Maryam Sa’eed Otuh
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Here is where our story begins; 
Knees scrapping ground, hands clearing the path.
We are rising from the ashes of our heroes past, 
Lost in the ocean of generations that put their wrists forward
even as the rope cut through skin and drew blood.

We swam from the middle of the sea
Our tears have mixed with the salt that surrounds us,
We reach the shore still.
This is where we begin to rebuild.
​Wood, axes, nails, and hammers,
Ink and paper too.
No nation survives on lost history

Our past heroes may not have laboured enough 
If the voices of those who dared to speak were swallowed and silenced.
But hope will rise from fear, 
And courage will find a new home. 

Ink touches paper,
Paper catches fire.  
This is how we start to rebuild,
From the ashes of our heroes' past.
Here is where our story begins.
1 Comment
Umechukwu Chikwuo I
15/10/2021 04:26:46 pm

The growth of a country starts from somewhere; from almost nothing to something. The history of the past is very important for it helps to know what happened in the past, thereby giving information and better understanding to tackle the present for a better growth.
Many sufferings are encountered but they must be accepted and endured inorder to be victorious especially with developing country like Nigeria.

However, this poem lays emphasis on the need to keep history, simply because the words of the mouth is not enough to keep history, rather there is need to encourage writing.
It is a reminder of the past efforts of the heroes of Nigeria and other Nigerians in their struggles to keep Nigeria right from its existence till today. The history of Nigeria started with labour; all hands were on desk.

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