And It Happens... Poem by Oti Egwu

And it happens!
It happened in a way not expected,
At a time when we needed the very best,
And at that moment when the world trusted us
To walk the straight path, not bending to the curves.
And it happened!

It happens that we now cruise through a coarse path
Filled with debris, missiles and wild cats;
That our fondest moments now lives in our memories,
And our status has drifted aback to penury,
With our garments worn out and tattered like ragtag...
But these cant happen!

It happens that these are their wishes to us-
That our progress would hang by a thread,
Our efforts swinged towards failure,
Successes be stifled by threats,
And lives bereft of good pleasures...
But these won't happen!

But it will happen that we shall become great,
And be a light pumped into the blackness of the earth;
And shall grow, glow and become royalties;
Pacifying the earth with blessings and prosperity;
With our days flowing with abundance of the good life
Like the sweetness and elegance that comes in July.
Now these would happen!
It is happening!