Tuesday 9 July 2013

WAITING FOR ‘YES!’

WAITING FOR ‘YES!’
a poem from Diffa, Niger Republic
By Abdulkadir Badsha Mukhtar
21 June 2013
Far away from home, families and friends
With new friends like families in a lonely land
Of harsh sun and dusty sand in a single and only alternative hotel
After an escape from an official confusion
And saved from a nearly undiplomatic solution
Holding a series of official and unofficial meetings
Because of individual and collective silent of fears and hopes
We keep on waiting for Yes, which is far away
Yes we are waiting for Yes
A yes that will protect our nation’s integrity
A yes that will give us protection and pride
A yes that will make our sealed mouths smiles
A yes that will open the doors of hopes
And peace of minds
For us to enter a lonely and silent road
To our dear and loving country with pride
We are really waiting for you executive Yes!
Please come we are waiting for you to lead our way
From far away Diffa, Niger to our dear home Nigeria.