Africa as ancient as Athens
Bossed by British behind birth
Britain backed blacks behind their backs
For forth nights fighting their fathers.
Leftover lives living like locust
Nigger-area named Nigeria.
Gold-coast given Ghana.
Yet yielding young yields.
We were wrecked with wars.
Within walls, we wailed.
Wronged with wretched
Weight-of wallowing whales.
Corruption carried-our carriage.
Bigotry became barricade.
Warlords whooping wealth.
Priceless pride perished.
Africa, arise again.
Afolabi, Quazim Abimbola is an undergraduate presently studying at the university of llorin. He is a poet, writer, journalist and graphics designer. He is an indigene of Lagos State. He has many works to his credit and his poem “The End” was published in LIBRETTO issue 01.