1.Whispers of anguish
Suffocated dreams
Whispers of anger
Ghosts wanting vengeance
Killed for no cause
Murdered for no reason
Embittered whispers frm Nyanya
Listen!
2.I rushed out
T’was a beautiful dawn
The park was boisterous
My nose couldn’t smell a bomb
Suddenly flames engulfed all
We became rubbles
Embittered whispers from Nyanya
Listen!
3.As my family’s only child
I was the world to them
They bid me luck
As I set out to find a living
At Nyanya I would find a bus
One not to take me out of earth
The next moment
I was in flames
Fire that licked my bones
Also licking my tears as I cried
Embittered whispers from Nyanya
Listen!
4.My baby cried
I brought out my breast
She giggled
Her lips enveloping my nipples
I had no gold
But I’ve got breastmilk
She smiled as she sucked
I,fulfilled as a mother
Then the blast
We both became ashes
The wind blew
Our ashes blown into Nigeria’s sad atmosphere
Embittered whispers from Nyanya
Listen!
5.I sell gala
Sometimes with lacasera
Mama woke me up
So I can maximize the day’s profit
‘Nyanya can be busy you know’
She,teasing me,chipped
I rushed out
Saw my colleagues at the park
A passenger called me
I entered the bus
As I delivered her gala & drink
The earth shook
We became history
We became a sad story
Where we should find succour
Gory death became our prize
Embittered whispers from Nyanya
Listen!
6.Where smiles were shed
Where bargains were made
That was Nyanya
Listen!
Where innocent Nigerians
Gathered to pursue meaning
Where the bombs roared
And bones were consumed
That was Nyanya
Listen!
Where evil temporarily reigned
Enslaving beautiful hearts
Where sons were lost
And daughters perished
Where dreams were stabbed
And Nigeria’s peace got haemorrhaged
That was Nyanya
Listen!
7.What has Nigeria done?
To deserve this baptism of hate
What is the offence of our daughters
That they should be dragged into Sambisa forest
At Nyanya
We became victims
At the hands of men
That years back cuddled us
Now’s the time
To discard the quest for power
Now’s the time
To tear the flags of your different political parties
Nigeria is hurting
Nigeria is bleeding
The evil warlords are watching
Smiling at your confusion
If you fail to unite
All to fight as one
More bombs will consume the innocent
More children will be carted away
Please stop this horror
Help Nigeria heal again
Embittered whispers from Nyanya
Listen!
N.B:dedicated to the victims of the Nyanya park terrorist attack,to their families,to Nigerians!
Soyombo Ayomikun tweets from @alabaster85