By Mbizo CHIRASHA, World BEYOND War, July 9, 2020
NWA EGO
Dimples nke nnukwu osimiri donga, osimiri
Sokoto na-agba mmanụ a honeyụ nke nnwere onwe, na-atọ ụtọ ụtọ nke ọtụtụ iri afọ
Nke owuwe ihe ubi
Taraba na ekuku na-asọ asọ oge oge na-esochi ibe ha
Oge oyi na anya mmiri na udu mmiri
Dimples nke nnwere onwe na-abụ nnwere onwe
Nnwere onwe nke ndị mmadụ, ndị mmadụ na abụ ha
Ntughari nke ụda, ụda nke ịgba egwu
Tsaunin mainono, veins nke tsaunin Kure, na-akụda obi nke tsaunin ukuru
Uda na-ada ụda n'okpuru ụkwụ nke ndị nne na ụmụaka na-akụ ụwa a sọsọ mmanụ na olile anya.
Dimples nke nnwere onwe
Na-eme ọgbọ na ọgbọ dị ka baobab
Ihe kacha mkpa nke ime obodo na reson nke ebo
Agbụrụ ndị na-abụ abụ na-anabata akụkụ nke ọnwa ọlaọcha
Abu ukwe n'otu ukwe, n’otu asusu, ukwe nne boki, bilie mbumbe nwanne
Bụọ abụ bachere, gbaa egwu gavako
Dimples nke nnwere onwe
Na ọgbọ na ọgbọ dị ka banana banana
Ndi eze ala a, a na m abu ukwe
Abụ m nke ọkpụkpụ, onyinyo, nkume, alụlụụ na anwụrụ ọkụ
Dimples nke nnwere onwe
Anyi na abu abum ndi eze ndi n’acho akpukpo aru mgbe akpukpo aru
Ha ume na-esi isi mmiri ara ehi nke aki oyibo
I sing with modibo of gombe, obong of obioko, olu of Warri
A na m abu gi baban lamido, oba nke Lagos
Dimples of Freedom na-amụmụ ọnụ ọchị na olo nke olowo
Dimples nke nnwere onwe
Na-esi isi nke na-esi ísì ụtọ nke iri afọ
Nagide abalị iri abụọ na olile-anya
Ihi ụra n'ime ọtụtụ afọ nke nrọ ọjọọ na nrọ
Osimiri gobe, ekulu na aba, bilie maka inwere onwe
Afọ gị na-agbọpụta anyanwụ nke nnwere onwe, ntọhapụ
Agụ ndị ahụ na anụ ndị na-akpụ akpụ na-atụrụ ime anyanwụ nke nnwere onwe na
Onwa nnwere onwe
Dimples nke nnwere onwe
N'elu tsaunin kuki, tasunin shamaimba, nduru na ikwiikwii hooting
Na-agbachi ọchịchịrị nke abalị na nke ụtụtụ
Dimples nke nnwere onwe na-amụmụ ọnụ ọchị na ugwu nke ala a
Nke a bụ mkpụrụ osisi mkpụrụ vaịn m uri m na mba breakfas
Omelette nke ilu na obi ụtọ nke ụtọ
Dimples nke nnwere onwe
Nke a bu mmiri ogwu m na-achi achi na ala nke obi ya di
Velvet na mkpụrụ obi ya bụ ọka wit
Dimples nke nnwere onwe soro m bụrụ abụ, abụ nnwere onwe,
Kpoo Bello, bu azikiwe, buo awolowo, ma juo shehu
Abụ nke ndị mmadụ, ndị mmadụ na abụ ha.
