As I Have Seen

I have travelled far and deep 
I have seen 
I havn't met the most intelligent people 
Nor the dumbest 
I have seen Nigerians. Simple! 

I have seen 12-year olds 
Who can't speak ghetto 
Talk more of Queen's 
23-year olds without the know of light bulbs 
And districts with no single telecoms network 

Kids with no clothes 
Just paper-boats 
Oh sorry; I mean canoes 
I have seen 18-year old girls 
Without the know of pads 
Talk more of its use 

I have seen 
Kids with no dreams 
They don't even know what dreams are! 
Or what the future holds. water? 

I have seen communities with no schools 
Others with shacks in the name of schools 
In this nation i have seen 
It's hard to believe 
But I have seen 

Deep in thick forests 
Protectors with bows, arrows and catapults 
No guns, bullet proof vests or anti-bomb squads 
Wrecked hospitals 
With no doctors 
But unpaid nurses 
With patients wound

ed beyond bruises

No beer parlours or pharmacies 
Homes without food 
Kids with no shoes 
Its hard to believe 
Until you see 

But when you see 
Please act like me 
Take off yours 
Give it them 

For its an honour 
And its not the government's 
Its mine and yours 
Its our Nigeria 

Please when you see 
As I have seen 
See again; see better 
Because Jesus loves them too.